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President Halimah Yacob (pictured) warns the public of a hoax email asking people to provide their email passwords in order to have dinner with her and other politicians on March 10.
Published27 FEBRUARY, 2020UPDATED 27 FEBRUARY, 2020
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SINGAPORE — The President’s office has reported to the police the presence of a phishing email inviting the email recipient to a dinner with President Halimah Yacob, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Cabinet ministers.

The hoax email asks its recipient to download a letter and provide his or her email password.

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The dinner is purportedly taking place on March 10.

“The email is a hoax,” President Halimah said in a Facebook post on Wednesday (Feb 26).

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“We have reported the fake email to the police.

“I strongly urge all Singaporeans to remain vigilant against online exploits and scams, and to familiarise yourself with tell-tale signs of a phishing email, so that we do not fall prey to these malicious cyber threats.”

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