• Friend requests from strangers on Facebook, WeChat and iAround, especially if they are offering escort, massage or sexual services.
• People to profess strong feelings for you quickly after befriending you and who want to chat with you privately.
• Poorly written messages. Some might even refer to you by the wrong name.
• Repeated requests for favours or money.

• Friend requests from strangers on Facebook, WeChat and iAround, especially if they are offering escort, massage or sexual services.
• People to profess strong feelings for you quickly after befriending you and who want to chat with you privately.

• Do an image search of the person's photo to verify their identity
• Do not give out your personal details to strangers on the internet
• Do not provide payment receipts containing details such as PINs or credit card numbers to anyone

To provide information related to such crimes, please call the Police hotline at 1800-255-0000, or submit it online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness. For urgent Police assistance, please dial '999'.

If you have encountered such a scam, report the fraudulent profile to WeChat via the app itself. Steps on how to report such accounts can be found here

• Do an image search of the person's photo to verify their identity
• Do not give out your personal details to strangers on the internet
• Do not provide payment receipts containing details such as PINs or credit card numbers to anyone

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