SINGAPORE - There have been 13 cases of phishing scams reported since April 1 involving Google Meet video calls by individuals impersonating police officers.

In an advisory on April 19, the police said total losses during this period amounted to at least $32,000.

In this scam variant, the victims would receive unsolicited Google Meet Video calls from scammers, who are wearing police uniforms, posing as cops.

In some cases, the scammers would use the SPF logo as their profile picture. Some of the e-mail addresses that were used for the Google Meet Video calls may contain terms such as “Singapore” or “Police”.

The scammers would allege that there are issues with the victim’s bank cards or accounts, and would then ask the victims to provide their iBanking, card credentials and/or One-Time Password (OTP), allegedly for the purpose of investigations.

The victims would realise that they had been scammed only when they discovered unauthorised transactions in their bank accounts.