The Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday issued a statement reminding residents not to download mobile apps from unknown sources, in order to avoid the risk of money theft.

According to the statement, the Judiciary Police recently received reports from members of the public that they had seen a job advertisement on a social networking site where the recruiter asked them to fill in their personal information through a mobile application called “job application”, which they downloaded on their mobile phones.

According to the statement, the victims then received a text message from their e-payment platform about resetting their login passwords, followed by a raft of notification messages about their money being transferred.

The statement urged residents to be vigilant against fraud and not to download apps from unknown sources to prevent personal, communication or financial information from being stolen in the process.

The statement also urged residents to forward fraud prevention messages to their friends and family to help prevent fraud.

Anyone who suspects they have been defrauded, whether or not they have suffered a loss, can call the Police Fraud Enquiry Hotline on 8800 7777 or the Crime Reporting Hotline on 993 for assistance or to file a report. 

This image provided by the Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday urges the public to be wary of downloading apps from unknown sources.