A man received a call from a scammer claiming to be from DBS bank and started asking for personal details.
Here is the story:
On a Saturday noon, I was overseas and got a random call By +1 (850) 631-3130 using Whatsapp with a DBS LOGO thumbnail.
The man said He’s calling from DBS because I haven’t updated the NRIC number to my bank account. He needs my NRIC number to validate my account, or it would be locked for 6 months.
I asked him if this can be done using the app. He answered no, claimed that the phone call is under record, and kept urging me to provide My G-starting NRIC number.
I Gave HIM my NRIC number, he then Addressed me by full name and asked me to provide card info to him.
I tried to stall for time, while he is quite patient, I eventually gave Him my card Info.
Then He asked me to provide him with the OTP. Message I Got “ONline Transaction of PKR9,000 at cheetay logistics PVT LTD.” (equivalent ~70 SGD).
I hung the phone and the same number tried calling me for three times.
Why the scammer needed the details?
In the phone call, the scammers would ask for their personal information such as banking credentials, one time passwords to “aid” their investigations.
After obtaining the personal information of the victims, the scammers would use it to apply for multiple E-wallets such as PayLah, Singtel Dash, and Grabpay.
They would then instruct their victims to top up the E-wallets or link it to their bank account before transferring the money away.