7 victims lose $27k to phishing scam involving fake Domino’s Pizza websites

SINGAPORE – Seven victims suffered losses totalling about $27,000 after falling prey to a new phishing scam involving fake Domino’s Pizza websites from Nov 25 to Dec 6, the police said.

The victims clicked on a phishing website after searching for “Domino’s Pizza” on online search engines, said the police in a statement on Dec 16. These websites had similar layouts and Web addresses to those of the company, such as domino-plza.com and order.domino.piza.com.

Domino’s genuine website address is dominos.com.sg

Victims would place orders on the phishing websites and disclose their credit card details to make the payments. Scammers would then misuse their credit card details. The victims realised they had been scammed after finding unauthorised transactions made with their cards.

The police advised the public to add the ScamShield application on their devices and enable security features, such as two-factor or multi-factor authentication for banks and Internet banking transaction limits.

The public can check for signs of scams using the ScamShield Bot on WhatsApp. They can also visit

scamalert.sg

or call the Anti-Scam Helpline on 1800-722-6688.

The police urged the public to look out for telltale signs of phishing websites, and verify if the deals offered are available by visiting the company’s official website. 

If in doubt, remember to never share personal information or payment card details with anyone.

People are encouraged to tell the authorities, family and friends about scams, and report any fraudulent transactions to their banks immediately. Those with information about such crimes can call the police hotline on 1800-255-0000 or visit

police.gov.sg/iwitness

. For urgent police assistance, call 999.