Spring Moderator June 19, 2018 Share June 19, 2018 I got a call from this guy from my office phone checking fx rate for Westom Union. Told him this is not Weston Union. He called another two times and i gave the same reply. He called the fourth time and insisted he called the correct number. Then i told him i will gladly accept any money he wished to transfer to my own savings account. Then he hung up. He called another two times but kept quiet. I also picked up his call and kept quiet. Will i be in trouble if he really transfer money to my personal savings account and i keep the money? The guy wana buy $50k of USD. There is a law that u are not supposed to keep money that doesnt belong to u so even if someone transfers in by mistake, u are obliged to return it. No go to keep it as u will be prosecuted if evidence is found that u knew of the existence of the funds and deliberately kept it. ↡ Advertisement 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo72 6th Gear June 19, 2018 Share June 19, 2018 Hmm.. IP phone surely will leave some trace that it's from certain IP address that spoof the contact number right? For a IP phone to call a landline or mobile phone, the IP phone will still need to connect to a physical landline exchange or a mobile line exchange or a Telco. The IP phones are connected through SIP servers and these SIP servers will connect the call to physical landline if the call is to a landline or mobile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrianli Hypersonic June 19, 2018 Share June 19, 2018 There is a law that u are not supposed to keep money that doesnt belong to u so even if someone transfers in by mistake, u are obliged to return it. No go to keep it as u will be prosecuted if evidence is found that u knew of the existence of the funds and deliberately kept it. But i already told him his mistake. If he wana insist on transferring the money to my personal savings account, cant be my fault right? I am not a scammer hor. I would say its a gift. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopites Supersonic June 19, 2018 Share June 19, 2018 One cold call that angered me the most was a male with strong Indian accent offering free massage package! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atrecord Supersonic June 19, 2018 Share June 19, 2018 Besides getting sms and WhatsApp, i was called by these people and they even say “i know u need money so don’t paiseh to borrow” 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic June 19, 2018 Share June 19, 2018 Not me. ghHVCk.png Got photo boh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic June 19, 2018 Share June 19, 2018 Wah liao! So fake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdash Supersonic June 19, 2018 Share June 19, 2018 Not me. ghHVCk.png waa zhabor sianing skills not bad haha... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrianli Hypersonic July 18, 2018 Share July 18, 2018 Just received a phishing sms. Be careful!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueray Hypersonic July 18, 2018 Share July 18, 2018 Not me. ghHVCk.png Camping for part 2 ... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
csf 2nd Gear July 24, 2018 Share July 24, 2018 Probably the scam has already started...I received 3 calls from +65 3663 9966 since the data loss. The other end remain silent and I hung up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightkids 6th Gear July 25, 2018 Share July 25, 2018 Just received a phishing sms. Be careful!!! 20180718_164900.jpg Got a similar one......but from Paypal..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yewheng Twincharged July 25, 2018 Author Share July 25, 2018 Probably the scam has already started...I received 3 calls from +65 3663 9966 since the data loss. The other end remain silent and I hung up. These irreating pest.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ysc3 Twincharged August 6, 2018 Share August 6, 2018 another real life encounter ... my foreigner staff received a call from his mother last Saturday that his father required some urgent operations for his eyes and needed about $2k. upon hearing this, he anticipated that after discharge and follow-up, might add up to $3k. but he did not have the money ....then he remembered seeing fast loans on his FB and then he contacted the "company" called "Empire" the guy who answered, asked for my staff's particulars and the "loan" was approved almost immediately. then the problems came : he had to transfer the interests of $300 to the "company" first. next he was asked to transfer a security deposit of $390. after that they told him got to transfer yet another $700 for some other issue but my staff already no money so he told the company so and the guy told him to speak the manager. the manager said no problem and then told him to just transfer another $380 will do. so my staff went to borrow from his room mate and asked the room mate to transfer the money to the company again. after transferring, my staff contacted the first guy again who demanded the $700 again and told him the $380 my staff transferred to the "manager" is not sufficient and he only had another 10mins to do it or else the loan will be cancelled. so my staff asked another for the help with the balance an then made the transfer again. then the final straw came when yet again the company asked for another transfer for something again and then my staff told the company that he already transferred about $1.5k to them already but yet to receive his loan and the company threatened him saying he is wasting their time and trying to be funny. so my staff felt not right and told them he wanted to cancel the loan and the company told him there is a cancellation fee of $300 !! my staff just told them he got no more money and the company sent him warning messages and pics threatening him harm but my staff just ignored the message and blocked the number. however, the company was so brazen that they actually called up my office in yesterday morning to look for my staff !! that's when my staff finally opened up and told us what happened. subsequently, i brought him to the police station to lodge a report. * i may have remembered the smaller figures wrongly, but total he had transferred $1.5k to the scammers. ** knn ... spent 2.5 hours at the police station making the report some more ... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yewheng Twincharged September 13, 2018 Author Share September 13, 2018 (edited) https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157809775079408&id=56706929407 This is worrying, look at the spoofed email address as compared to real email address, they both all identical email address except maybe slight font differences. Who the hell will notice that it is a spoofed email address in the 1st glance? Edited September 13, 2018 by Yewheng Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic September 13, 2018 Share September 13, 2018 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157809775079408&id=56706929407 Screenshot_20180913-141151.png This is worrying, look at the spoofed email address as compared to real email address, they both all identical email address except maybe slight font differences. Who the hell will noticed it is a spoofed email address in the 1st glance? Last time got spoof mcf account Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vratenza Supersonic September 13, 2018 Share September 13, 2018 Those are just IBs lah.... Last time got spoof mcf account 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yewheng Twincharged September 13, 2018 Author Share September 13, 2018 (edited) New way to scam. So hopefully we could educate younger children not to anyhow give hp no to stranger in Facebook and or any social media platform. Wait skally they use the hp no to activate don't know what game or etc. Edited September 13, 2018 by Yewheng ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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