SINGAPORE, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- Singapore has reported at least 10 scam cases involving residents travelling to Malaysia, with victims losing about S$24,000 after receiving text messages that appeared to have been sent by Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA), according to local media.
Victims received text messages bearing the “LTA” sender identification (ID), asking them to settle unpaid tolls, with a link directing them to a phishing website that sought their banking details for payment, the Straits Times reported.
According to the police, the LTA sender identification was decommissioned in July 2024, and is no longer in use and any text messages from that ID are fake.
Meanwhile, the LTA warned the public in a Facebook post on Tuesday that scammers are impersonating the agency to trick victims into paying unpaid tolls or fines through fake links.
"These messages may look real, but they are designed to steal your banking/credit/debit card details and money.
"Official LTA SMS messages do not contain payment links and are only sent from official gov.sg sender IDs. The LTA sender ID is no longer in use," it said.
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