Online scam

[Vinceng]

I also keep receiving calls from Delhi Bank of Singapore (DBS)

[BanCoe]

This one recording saying “ This is Ministry of Law  ..... we cannot find you”  and then it goes into Mandarin mode......... dafug this people ..... 🤬

[Sdf4786k]

For those in the office. Need to be very careful on "scam" from your cyber security to test on awearness.

Also be careful during this period of ransomware as they may have also evolve.

The interesting findings is , once you are infected, the unlocked key is still in there somewhere .,somdont do anything and quickly ask another person to contact cybersecurity.

[Jamesc]

Heng ah I don't want to be found by the ministry of law.

maybe they found out something happen to my MIL.

On 7/26/2020 at 11:07 AM, BanCoe said:

This one recording saying “ This is Ministry of Law  ..... we cannot find you”  and then it goes into Mandarin mode......... dafug this people ..... 🤬

 

[Mooose]

On 7/26/2020 at 11:07 AM, BanCoe said:

This one recording saying “ This is Ministry of Law  ..... we cannot find you”  and then it goes into Mandarin mode......... dafug this people ..... 🤬

the +65 prefix showing on the caller id shows that the call originates from out of singapore, so thats always first red flag to decide to pick up or not ..

[Mustank]

10 minutes ago, Mooose said:

the +65 prefix showing on the caller id shows that the call originates from out of singapore, so thats always first red flag to decide to pick up or not ..

How to make the phone auto prevent +65 number?

Is it go in the setting, call reject, +65* ?

[Blueray]

New '+' way to help consumers spot overseas spoof calls

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All overseas calls will come with the "+" prefix by April 15 to help the users of more than nine million mobile phone lines here better identify possible scams.

Announced by Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information Janil Puthucheary yesterday, it is one of several measures the Government will roll out to protect citizens and their personal data.

"Scammers based overseas sometimes spoof calls to look like local calling numbers to target our citizens, such as by spoofing numbers that start with '65'," said Dr Janil during the debate on his ministry's budget.

https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/new-way-to-help-consumers-spot-overseas-spoof-calls

I think the telcos and IMDA can do more to prevent scammers from calling us. 

[Mooose]

1 hour ago, Mustank said:

How to make the phone auto prevent +65 number?

Is it go in the setting, call reject, +65* ?

sorry i am quite dense with electronics so dont know haha but at least there is now a visual check .. just have to be more alert when picking up calls from people not in the contact list ..

[Albeniz]

Plenty of scammers are now working from home?  I am receiving more calls from scammers than from my friends, relatives and colleagues.

How come our smart nation is still so goondu about this?

[ToyotaShuttle]

49 minutes ago, Albeniz said:

Plenty of scammers are now working from home?  I am receiving more calls from scammers than from my friends, relatives and colleagues.

How come our smart nation is still so goondu about this?

Exactly.

Do you believe sinktel cannot block +65 calls?

[Vinceng]

On 7/26/2020 at 11:07 AM, BanCoe said:

This one recording saying “ This is Ministry of Law  ..... we cannot find you”  and then it goes into Mandarin mode......... dafug this people ..... 🤬

Any call with a + sign on front is an overseas call, even if it shows the SG country code (65).

[BanCoe]

5 hours ago, Albeniz said:

Plenty of scammers are now working from home?  I am receiving more calls from scammers than from my friends, relatives and colleagues.

How come our smart nation is still so goondu about this?

The nation is smart but there are smarter people out there outsmarting us 🤣🤣

[AndrewLee72]

I pick up the call.. let it keeping talking. Dun press any button. Waste the scammer time and $$

Line cut off after a few repetitions.. haha

[Albeniz]

44 minutes ago, AndrewLee72 said:

I pick up the call.. let it keeping talking. Dun press any button. Waste the scammer time and $$

Line cut off after a few repetitions.. haha

If it is an overseas call, would we end up paying the bill?

[AndrewLee72]

Our plans.. free in coming calls. Free de..

[Kyrios]

http://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/singapore/ho-ching-“i-wonder-why-telcos-dont-do-a-better-job-to-screening-these-scams”/ar-BB1bseyk?ocid=ientp

Ho Ching: “I wonder why telcos don’t do a better job to screening these scams”

Nice job..this is what our Madam Ho Ching should be posting and addressing...not heehor er heeh hic hic...

Thumbs up to our PM wife this time round. Surely this will galvanise our rich telcos into doing something...

[Blueray]

my observation is that scammers are bouncing their overseas calls off our local lines.

have had people called me saying that they are returning a missed call from me.

anybody has the same experience ?

+65 calls are getting quite frequent, 1 every 1 to 2 days. 

[Volvobrick]

17 minutes ago, Kyrios said:

http://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/singapore/ho-ching-“i-wonder-why-telcos-dont-do-a-better-job-to-screening-these-scams”/ar-BB1bseyk?ocid=ientp

Ho Ching: “I wonder why telcos don’t do a better job to screening these scams”

Nice job..this is what our Madam Ho Ching should be posting and addressing...not heehor er heeh hic hic...

Thumbs up to our PM wife this time round. Surely this will galvanise our rich telcos into doing something...

Why her hubby didn't make the ministar of comms to make the telcos block these calls/messages. I wonder too!