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SMS message about ElderShield termination is legitimate: CPF Board (The Straits Times)

Some wondered if the SMS message, which contained a clickable link to the CareShield Life website, was a scam. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

She added that CPF members can check if the website domain listed in the SMS ends with a ".gov.sg" to determine whether the link genuinely leads to the CPF website or another government website. Government agencies must send links that end with ".gov.sg" to help members of the public easily identify them as trusted links. After 790 OCBC Bank customers lost a total of about $13.7 million in SMS scams in December last year, the Monetary Authority of Singapore mandated that banks here remove clickable links in their e-mails or SMS messages to customers. He added that he had clicked the link in the SMS message, signed in using Singpass, but the website crashed. The message is meant to notify CPF members that they are enrolled in CareShield Life, and that their ElderShield policies are being terminated, said the board in response to queries. SINGAPORE - An SMS message sent to Central Provident Fund (CPF) members on Friday (April 22) informing them that their ElderShield insurance policies have been terminated is legitimate, said the CPF Board.

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S'poreans Question Legitimacy Of ElderShield Termination SMS ... (Must Share News)

CPF members are questioning the legitimacy of SMSes they received informing them of their ElderShield termination.

If you’re unsure, you can always check with the source yourself. Electronic scams have become increasingly concerning over recent years, with losses amounting to the millions. To quell public concern, they have advised members to check if the domain ends with “.gov.sg”. Only links ending with that will lead them to the official CPF website or that of other Government entities. The message reportedly serves to remind CPF members of the following: In response to The Straits Times’ (ST) queries, the CPF board confirmed that the SMS message is legitimate. The CPF Board has since clarified that the message is legitimate and serves to inform members that they have been enrolled in CareShield Life instead.

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