Police Warn Public On Two Scams

Police are warning public in Brunei of an SMS scams. Like the email scams of the last 5 years, this tries to trick people into thinking they have won a lot of money.

The police have also received information from the public regarding a scam that is being sent through the Short Messaging Service (SMS) from the Philippines.

These SMSs feature messages regarding D'PHIL CHARITY, SWEEPSTAKES and many more informing recipients that they have won a lottery draw involving a large sum of money.

These fake SMSs also inform recipients that they must send B$1,000 as an advance payment to process the `money' they have won.

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