Online scam

[Stratovarius]

On 1/22/2025 at 3:35 PM, Jman888 said:

correction, sg people are high IQ and RICH, many, if not rich won't get scammed and reported.

The power of social engineering. 

[Kopites]

On 1/21/2025 at 1:36 PM, RadX said:

Yes

 

Called MayBank and they lodged too

 

Ccb Jteo😂

https://www.maybank2u.com.sg/en/personal/eservices/security-alerts/online-threats/scams.page

Hi radx, my wifey just shared this official maybank link. 

Exactly the same scam your wife and me fell prey. Impersonating of maybank and MAS officer.

Scam calls to my phone happened on 13rd Jan around 2.15pm.

 

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Quoted from the above maybank link. 

Watch out for calls claiming unauthorised transactions on your cards

18 December 2024

We received reports of callers claiming to be our bank staff, who have been advising the public on the unauthorised transactions on their credit cards. The callers may also request to transfer the calls to The Monetary Authority of Singapore's reporting line. The purpose of these calls is to obtain account-related credentials that would enable the scammers to access your accounts and perform unauthorised transfers.

[Kopites]

newest scam tactic using AI generated image for video calls.

 

Edited January 22, 2025 by Kopites

[Kopites]

On 1/21/2025 at 1:36 PM, RadX said:

Yes

 

Called MayBank and they lodged too

 

Ccb Jteo😂

 

Radx, scammers apprehended.

Not sure the same group as my scam calls received on 13 jan. 

https://mothership.sg/2025/01/malaysians-arrested-scams-target-singapore-residents/

Quoted.

In this variant of the scam, the victim would first receive an unsolicited call from a scammer impersonating a bank officer, typically from DBS, OCBC, UOB or Standard Chartered Bank.

The scammer would inform the victim that a credit card had been issued under the victim’s name, or that there were suspicious or fraudulent transactions detected in the victim’s bank account and would ask the victim to confirm these financial transactions.

Call transferred to "official"

When the victim denied knowledge of such transactions, the scammer would transfer the call to a second scammer, impersonating as a government official from Singapore Police Force or Monetary Authority of Singapore.

[RadX]

Whats shocking is more than 120mil still scammed

 

Damm… real

Stupid

[Kopites]

On 1/24/2025 at 4:04 PM, RadX said:

Whats shocking is more than 120mil still scammed

 

Damm… real

Stupid

Yes, embarrassing. Luckily for me I was able to withdraw myself at the point with the so called MAS officer. 😁

I know i am stupid..

[jcmm]

On 1/24/2025 at 4:19 PM, Kopites said:

Yes, embarrassing. Luckily for me I was able to withdraw myself at the point with the so called MAS officer. 😁

I know i am stupid..

I withdrew myself from a "chio bu", high profile CEO who added me in linkedin. Stupid written script which I did not fall for. 

Edited January 24, 2025 by jcmm

[RadX]

On 1/24/2025 at 4:19 PM, Kopites said:

Yes, embarrassing. Luckily for me I was able to withdraw myself at the point with the so called MAS officer. 😁

I know i am stupid..

True but din be so hard on urselfwe also have @Theoldjaffa That buy alfa😂🏃🏃

[Volvobrick]

On 1/24/2025 at 4:35 PM, jcmm said:

I withdrew myself from a "chio bu", high profile CEO who added me in linkedin. Stupid written script which I did not fall for. 

Somehow a lot of Chio Bus from HK want to connect..... Don't know why but also never accept. 

[RadX]

On 1/24/2025 at 4:51 PM, Volvobrick said:

Somehow a lot of Chio Bus from HK want to connect..... Don't know why but also never accept. 

The modus is

 

“Hi landed.. Can we meet?

 

I will reply “ u shaved yet? Top or bottom first ?”😂😂

[RadX]

On 1/24/2025 at 4:19 PM, Kopites said:

Yes, embarrassing. Luckily for me I was able to withdraw myself at the point with the so called MAS officer. 😁

I know i am stupid..

Your term used “withdraw” v suggestive 😂😂

[Kopites]

On 1/24/2025 at 4:46 PM, RadX said:

True but din be so hard on urselfwe also have @Theoldjaffa That buy alfa😂🏃🏃

Ignorant is less culpable than dumb.

[RadX]

On 1/24/2025 at 5:32 PM, Kopites said:

Ignorant is less culpable than dumb.

Wah knn one post see blood..😂

[Giordanogavin]

On 1/24/2025 at 4:51 PM, Volvobrick said:

Somehow a lot of Chio Bus from HK want to connect..... Don't know why but also never accept. 

A lot of HK sexy chiobus want to connect with me via FB.

afterwards they will start asking for watsapp, telegram contact etc.

One of them want to teach me how to earn money via crypto investing almost fall for it but I play along and act blur 😅😅

[inlinesix]

On 1/25/2025 at 12:41 PM, Giordanogavin said:

A lot of HK sexy chiobus want to connect with me via FB.

afterwards they will start asking for watsapp, telegram contact etc.

One of them want to teach me how to earn money via crypto investing almost fall for it but I play along and act blur 😅😅

I played with this fella for 5 months. Can’t even get iTunes top up card from me😂

[Sosaria]

If it's an unsolicited call, never ever give any account info or password.

Just wonder why it is so difficult for people to understand.

But elderly tend to be too trusting.

[macrosszero]

Encountered a lame call today. Claiming to be from PDPC, repeated my mobile phone number to me and proceeded to tell me that my number is involved in scams in Malaysia. 

HOWEVER

Caller cannot tell me what my name is, and is so hardworking on a Saturday evening, and can tell me sorry you can't call the PDPC hotline because it is after office hours

So.

Never ever give them any shred of information and be ready to hang up so you can call back at your own discretion to verify if the call is legitimate or not. 

[Giordanogavin]

On 1/25/2025 at 5:57 PM, Sosaria said:

If it's an unsolicited call, never ever give any account info or password.

Just wonder why it is so difficult for people to understand.

But elderly tend to be too trusting.

Elderly brain functions may not be as alert as younger days plus if have dementia would be easily manipulated and cheated.