Never-ending scammers have become a part and parcel of our life. If only they can cease to exist as one lesser phone call is one more moment of peace and quiet.
A woman shared her experience of how a scammer pretended to be from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and even scolded her mom after the woman gave the scammer a fake IC number.
Here is what the woman said:
My mum just received a WhatsApp call with a MOM logo as profile pic but with a number starting with +92 so i knew it was a scam but i played along.
Guy with Indian accent asked in English he was from MOM and asked if I have been vaccinated with 1 or 2 dose. I keep asking who he was looking for, he ignored my question and asked what is my ic nos, I just provided him a fake ic nos, he say Mdm not correct and I repeated again the fake ic nos.
He then replied me- F You’s and hang up the phone. But how does he knew that it was a fake ic nos, does he have a system to check…
Where to learn about scams:
For more information on scams, members of the public can call the Anti-Scam Hotline at 1800-722-6688. Anyone with information on such scams may call the Police Hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness.
All information will be kept strictly confidential.