There are more and more variations of scams out there, here are a few stories shared by victims.
Educate and inform your loved ones so they don’t become a victim.
The Cute Girl
I was approached by a cute girl on telegram who wanted to hire me for a job. She then introduced me to another dude who introduced me to this click for commissions job on the taiger platform. it seemed legitimate at first as there was a company uen number and address. They ran through the whole clicking process, and while i was skeptical of the requirement to deposit money, they assured me by showing me the withdrawal process and actually money to my bank account. I then decided to continue on and try the job, but limiting my first top up to $100. However, as i went along, they required more top ups. I decided to top up so i can get back my original $100.
It escalated to the point where i had deposit a total of $3000. I stopped there and asked the company customer service what i can do, and was informed if i could not complete the clicking assignments within 3 days, I would get sued. At this point, i decided to do a google search to see what i had brought myself into, and found out via scamalert.sg that i may have fallen for a jobs scam. I lodged a police report thereafter based on advice on scamalert.sg
The Delivery Man
I was waiting for my medicine to be couriered to me by NUH. Then I received a message from “SingPost”. The message informed me that a redelivery was needed and I needed to pay $2++. Thinking it was the real SingPost, I clicked on the link which sent to a page. On the top right hand of this page, there was an Apple pay logo. Then I provided the information as requested.
Then a UOB notification came in informing me that there was a $4000+ transaction made on my credit card.
That’s when I realised that I fell prey to a phishing scam. A police report was made and I’m trying to resolve the issue with the bank.Â
Romeo X Juliet Investment Scam
It started on 21 December 2021. I met this girl named “Biang” on TanTan dating app. We chatted a while on the app before exchanging numbers to continue on WhatsApp. She introduced herself as “ZhongYing 钟颖”. Her number is +60 ******.
We chatted for a few days to understand each other until one day she asked me if I’m interested to invest. She promised me she will guide me along and was very confident every transaction will be successful. She kept on persuading me and sending me a link to install the app.
It’s a APK file, app named “KRX”. The app uses USD only and in order to deposit you will need to contact customer service via WhatsApp. Deposit via account number or pay now. KRX number is +852 ******.
After downloading the app, I created an account. She told me to deposit US $100 equivalent to SG $135 to give it a try. She began persuading me to deposit US $1000/SG $1350. Since I did “earn”, I decided to be greedy and deposit SG $1350. She told me she was willing to “lend” me US $6000, so I took it.
She also told me to message her my KRX account number so she can transfer the US $6000 to me. At this point, I trusted her completely as all the transactions she guided me were successful. I began to deposit more and more money. On the day of Christmas, I decided to withdraw all my money out and return her US $6000 equivalent to SG $8100 as we agree on it. I questioned her about the withdrawal procedure and she answered me if my account is less than the US $20000, I will need to contact customer service and if US $20000 or more, it can be done by yourself on the app.
I contacted the customer service for withdrawal as my account only have around US $15000/over SG $20000. Customer service text me saying it is required to pay the cross border fee, 20% of the total sum and is fully refundable after the withdrawal completes.
She started pestering me to return her US $6000 she lend me or else she will lodge a report on the app and make a police report. I got scared and paid the 20% cross border fee so that I could get all my money back and return her. Customer service messages me saying it takes about 30 minutes to process. About 15 minutes later, I received a message from customer service saying a user report me, therefore the withdrawal process has stopped.
At this point, I know it is all a scam and make a police report. Later that day she messages me to return her money but I ignored her.
In total, I lost $12643 in 3 days. From investment to nightmare. WORST CHRISTMAS EVER.