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Public Advisory – Protect Yourself Against Scams

25 Feb 2022:

ACRA would like to alert the public to attempts by scammers to gain access to Singpass login details to register businesses in victims’ names.

While there are stringent security measures implemented by Singpass, members of the public are advised to stay vigilant and follow these security practices to protect themselves against similar online scams:

1. 1. Never disclose your Singpass ID, password and Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) details to anyone. ACRA does not contact customers through SMS or WhatsApp and will never send QR codes through SMS, messaging apps like WhatsApp and other non-official messaging platforms to ask for Singpass login details.
   2. Scammers may claim they are conducting a survey on ACRA’s behalf and ask for information such as your Singpass ID, bank account etc. ACRA has not commissioned any surveys requiring such details. If in doubt, please contact us using the online email form available at www.acra.gov.sg/feedback or call our Helpdesk at 6248 6028.
   3. To access official government websites, always check that the URLs end with “gov.sg”. The URLs of ACRA’s corporate website and eServices portals are in the table below.
   4. Verify the sender of emails received and only click on links from trusted sources. Emails from ACRA will only be from addresses ending with “@acra.gov.sg”, and only include links with “acra.gov.sg” or “bizfile.gov.sg”. If you wish to verify whether the email or link you have received is from ACRA, please contact ;Helpdesk at 6248 6028 (Mon – Fri, 8.30am – 6.00pm) for assistance.