Property market sees rise in spoof messages from purported agents

THE stronger property market in Singapore may have unleashed a new trend - that of text spoofing.

There has been a rise in spoofing cases, in which scammers pose as property agents asking homeowners if they want to rent out their spaces, said analysts.

Cybersecurity provider Group-IB noted that it began seeing more of such property spoof cases since mid-March, though no numbers were available.