ACT against Scams
Sat, 26 Oct
|Marine Parade Christian Centre
How can we protect ourselves from scams? Come to hear and learn from the Singapore Digital Office experts on how to stay safe with hands on Scamshield workshop. A light lunch will be provided after the workshop! You may contact Ying Ying (9010 2326) or Emmanuel (9664 2365) for more information.
Time & Location
26 Oct 2024, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Marine Parade Christian Centre, 100 Tembeling Rd, Singapore 423597
About the event
Scam victims in S’pore lost $385.6m in first half of 2024 as number of cases hits high of 26,587 (Straits Times, Aug 2024). The top scams committed here include E-commerce, jobs, phishing, investments and fake friends scams. The police said Facebook, Instagram, Telegram and WhatsApp were consistently over-represented among platforms used by scammers in the first half of 2024.
How can we protect ourselves from scams? Come to hear and learn from the Singapore Digital Office experts on how to stay safe with hands on Scamshield workshop. Equipped with artificial intelligence (AI), the new app can identify and alert users to potential scam threats across WhatsApp, Telegram and weblinks. Ambassadors will be around to help with installation and demonstration of use of this app.
About Singapore Digital Office (SDO)
SDO was set up by the Government to mobilise a whole-of-nation movement to accelerate Singapore’s digitalisation by building on and ramping…