1. Remember that if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

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— why would you be singled out for a windfall or other special treatment out of the millions of other Internet users. If you cannot find a good reason, it is probably a scam.

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Just because an email or website is presented attractively does not mean that it is telling you the truth.Do not believe everything you read.

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Too many users end up the victims of Internet crime because they do not stop to think but instead act on impulse by clicking on a “sexy” link or an interesting looking attachment without considering the consequences.

5. Unless you are certain of a person’s identity and authority to request such information, never provide your personal information or information about your company.

6. Do not reveal personal and financial information in email. Be wary of emails that ask you to follow a link to enter such information.

7. If you think an email may not be legitimate, attempt to verify it by contacting the company or organisation directly. But do not use the contact information provided in the email to make contact, it could be bogus look up the organisation’s contact information yourself.

8. Double-check the URLs of websites you visit. Some phishing websites look identical to the actual site but the URL may be subtly different.

9. Be cautious about sending sensitive information over the Internet if you are not confident about the security of the website.

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WHY  authorities and pOlIce are nOt ACTIVELY policing, arresting and punishing these SCAMMERS ? ? ? ?Be suspicious of unsolicited phone calls and emails that ask for information about your employees or other information. It could be a scammer calling.Be patient. Ask yourself

SGX reprimands Medi-Flex, ex-directors, to refer case to CAD

SINGAPORE

The two are Mr Tu Ah Kim, who founded the business in 1999 and was managing director from Dec 2003 to March 2007, when he stepped down but remained as executive director until his resignation in Aug 2007 and Mr Hew Yew Fook, who was executive director from Sept 2004 to Aug 2007.

In a statement yesterday, SGX said serious irregularities were highlighted in a report dated July 8, 2009, by accounting firm Ernst & Young’s Malaysian office. The exchange said it is of the view that the former directors failed to comply with listing rules to act in the interest of shareholders. In addition, they did not demonstrate the qualities and standards expected of directors and the management of a SGX-listed company.

Irregularities were found in payments of company’s funds to entities and accounts for the benefit of Mr Tu, amounting to at least RM$5.1 million (S$2 million). SGX also said it noted the possible involvement of four other former employees of a Medi-Flex subsidiary. SGX will be referring the case to the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) here.

It has also directed Medi-Flex to lodge a report against the former directors with the CAD in Singapore and relevant authorities in Malaysia on the irregularities highlighted in the Ernst & Young report.— Singapore Exchange (SGX) has reprimanded Catalist-listed Medi-Flex and two of its former directors for breaching listing rules and failing to follow corporate governance practices.

A method to Singapore’s Cabinet renewal

Retiring of old guard in line with the People’s Action Party’s emphasis on leadership renewal, say analysts

Neo Chai Chin

chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg

SINGAPORE

Professor Jayakumar, 71, and Mr Lim, 63, join Dr Tony Tan, 71, Dr Lee Boon Yang, 63, and Mr Yeo Cheow Tong, 63, as Cabinet ministers who have stepped down since Mr Lee took office in August 2004.

Currently, 10 of the 21 ministers — including Prof Jayakumar and Mr Lim, who will not be standing in the coming GE — were elected in the last three elections in 1997, 2001 and 2006.

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WHY  OLDEST  ONES  nOt REPLACED and RENEWED ? ? ? ?— The impending departure of People’s Action Party (PAP) stalwarts S Jayakumar and Lim Boon Heng from the political scene will bring the total number of ministers who have retired in recent years to five, as Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong moulds the next generation of leaders to bring the Republic forward.

NCMP scheme ‘can help to

highlight weaknesses in policies’

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Very Important to have

The RIGHT " A" TEAM

nOt the " If A bUt F" TEAM

Civic-minded smokers have only these inconsiderate smokers to blame for non-smokers’ complaints.

There appears to be a lack of enforcement [WHERE are the pOlIce OffIcers ? ? ? ?], judging by my many encounters with those who blatantly lit up outside a yellow box.