Dear Editors,
My company received a call a month ago and informed us that our company has won SME award that we can display the award logo on our company print media and website. Then this guy named Jacob Wong from Asia Media Group (http://www.axxxmediagxxxp.org/) came down to the office and talked to us about the award, he told us he is from a government agency and a civil servant.
Jacob told us our company was awarded due to our company reputation and good work practices, our boss will go on stage to collect the award from a government minister. Everything was paid for except $5000 plus of publishing costs our company has to fork out first. But we are able to claim IRAS PIC to pay for this $5000 plus of advertising cost. Of course, we were happy then we won a award if through our company is only 6 months old but I can't help but wonder whether this is scam so I did some investigation online.
I found out online the award Singapore Excellence Award is not from the government but from some private advertising company. Digging deeper, the whole advertising package inclusive of an tablet which in turn justifies us claiming for PIC.
This is a dangerous fraud that will get unknowingly companies into deep trouble with IRAS for claiming fraudulent PIC claim. The award is not a government endorsed award, just a bogus scam to con companies in Singapore. I think the relevant authorities should look into this matter because it's cheating money from the state and taxpayer. Those guilty should be severely prosecuted to prevent abuse of government scheme to help worthy and needy Small and Medium size companies.
This Jacob Wong is committing fraud and impersonating government official.
Mary
A.S.S. Contributor
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