With the number of scams happening in Singapore, it is not surprising that we have both local and overseas scammers trying to make a quick buck from us.
A woman recently shared a India call centre scam and how she avoided it:
An Indian lady called me and said she’s from amazon. She was in a noisy call center environment and said I placed an order for an ipad and wanted to confirm it with me. Then asked if i want to cancel or proceed. I said i want to cancel. She said ok and said i need to follow some steps to cancel and her manager will guide me thru. She said just don’t give any personal or bank details.
She then asked me to get ready a computer device.i said i can just use my mobile phone.then she asked what OS was I using, and i replied android.i found it weird so i asked what name is the purchase made under.she never answered me and directed me to her manager.
Th manager is an Indian guy, i asked again for the name and he said that scammers likely created a fake account for this and asked me if my device is ready.i asked him to run thru the steps he wans me to do before i do it..He avoided answering.
What the scammer tried to do:
The scammer will normally ask the victim to install an app so they are able to remotely access the device and trick the victim into entering credit card details at an account created by the scammer.
After the credit card has been added, they will proceed to buy as many gift cards and high valued items as gold.
By the time the woman realised it, it would be too late. As the Amazon account belong to the scammer, the victim will have no way to cancel the order.