Retard sinkies lose $48,000 to food advertisement scams since mid-June

[nabeifuckpap]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...une?_nei=f2b734df-1ff1-4ffc-91c1-6e2f227194bc

SINGAPORE – At least 77 cases of scams related to food-related advertisments on social media have been reported in less than a month, with the police advising the public to be careful of such ruses.

In an advisory on July 2, the police said this phishing scam variant has seen victims losing at least $48,000 since June 15.

In this scam variant, victims would come across food-related advertisements or social media posts featuring various heavily discounted food items, such as durians and crackers, on social media platforms like Tik Tok, Facebook and Instagram.

Enticed by the attractive promotions, victims would click on URL links in the posts and be redirected to phishing websites.

Victims would then be prompted to key in their credit or debit card details, banking credentials or One-Time Passwords (OTPs) to complete the purchase.

In some cases, victims who are users of multi-currency mobile wallet YouTrip would receive a subsequent SMS request to key in their login code, upon which they would receive an SMS, e-mail or application notification that there had been a “new” login to their account.

Victims would realise that they had been scammed when they discover:

• Unauthorised transactions to merchants in their bank accounts or credit cards;
• Unauthorised transactions and a takeover of their YouTrip accounts; and
• Unauthorised top-ups to YouTrip wallets from unknown parties, with some transactions also made in foreign currencies

Overall, victims in Singapore have lost more than $3.4 billion to scams since 2019.

The most common ruse in 2024 , with 11,665 reported cases. Victims of investment scams lost the most money – $320.7 million.

 

[k1976]

Part of the 65%?

 

[laksaboy]

Nobody should buy things advertised on social media. Block the ads. Better idea: stay off social media.

 

[sbfuncle]

Selling durian
This xiao Wang leelee evil.

Chitchat Thread 'The Tik tok thread'

Jun 29, 2025

What is the meaning of
Xiao Wang shu or xiao Wang Cher commonly used by live sellers?

• sbfuncle
• Replies: 14
• Forum: The Courtyard Café

 

[bobby]

This one really personified stupidity & greediness

 

[A Singaporean]

Sinkies are called retards not without good reasons.

 

[sbfuncle]

Why spf didn't go and catch 小王 and still let him be the spokesman for scammers.?

 

[sbfuncle]

Why spf didn't go and catch 小王 and still let him be the spokesman for scammers.?

Told you all already.
Becos spf is lazy. 小王 identity is easily available but no action taken for selling items for scammers.

When spf can be lazy, any entity can be lazy including the health care systems, educational systems etc.

 

[jw5]

Not only stupid, but also greedy and gian peng.

 

[laksaboy]

In some cases, victims who are users of multi-currency mobile wallet YouTrip would receive a subsequent SMS request to key in their login code, upon which they would receive an SMS, e-mail or application notification that there had been a “new” login to their account.

I have seen ATBs shopping at Scarlett and paying their purchases with this card:

 

[glockman]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...une?_nei=f2b734df-1ff1-4ffc-91c1-6e2f227194bc

SINGAPORE – At least 77 cases of scams related to food-related advertisments on social media have been reported in less than a month, with the police advising the public to be careful of such ruses.

In an advisory on July 2, the police said this phishing scam variant has seen victims losing at least $48,000 since June 15.

In this scam variant, victims would come across food-related advertisements or social media posts featuring various heavily discounted food items, such as durians and crackers, on social media platforms like Tik Tok, Facebook and Instagram.

Enticed by the attractive promotions, victims would click on URL links in the posts and be redirected to phishing websites.

Victims would then be prompted to key in their credit or debit card details, banking credentials or One-Time Passwords (OTPs) to complete the purchase.

In some cases, victims who are users of multi-currency mobile wallet YouTrip would receive a subsequent SMS request to key in their login code, upon which they would receive an SMS, e-mail or application notification that there had been a “new” login to their account.

Victims would realise that they had been scammed when they discover:

• Unauthorised transactions to merchants in their bank accounts or credit cards;
• Unauthorised transactions and a takeover of their YouTrip accounts; and
• Unauthorised top-ups to YouTrip wallets from unknown parties, with some transactions also made in foreign currencies

Overall, victims in Singapore have lost more than $3.4 billion to scams since 2019.

The most common ruse in 2024 , with 11,665 reported cases. Victims of investment scams lost the most money – $320.7 million.

Tam chiak ter nau

 

[rushifa666]

Nobody should buy things advertised on social media. Block the ads. Better idea: stay off social media.

Sinkies are lowiq. You cant save them from themselves. Dont bother

 

[congo9]

That's what we call highly educated, but very naive.

 

[jsctan]

Told you all already.
Becos spf is lazy. 小王 identity is easily available but no action taken for selling items for scammers.

When spf can be lazy, any entity can be lazy including the health care systems, educational systems etc.

Only USA, UK , China enforcers can catch Keppel, Iswaran & Hokkien gang.

 

[sbfuncle]

Only USA, UK , China enforcers can catch Keppel, Iswaran & Hokkien gang.

There are simply too many form of laziness that can be masqueraded in many forms.

We have to stay very clear minded to observe them and take action when necessary.

Certain hotlines can be so hot that they can even put all callers to busy mode and go leelac one corner

 

[sbfuncle]

There are simply too many form of laziness that can be masqueraded in many forms.

We have to stay very clear minded to observe them and take action when necessary.

Certain hotlines can be so hot that they can even put all callers to busy mode and go leelac one corner

The classic moves is
Exactly at 830am when the hotlines started to operate.
Not even 10secs after 830am.
The leecorded voice says
All our lines are busy attending to callers.
Lolol

 

[GOD IS MY DOG]

Part of the 65%?

hope more than 65% of the suckers are PAP voters................

 

[k1976]

hope more than 65% of the suckers are PAP voters................

U are too polite
More likely these are saw hei

 

[k1976]

I have seen ATBs shopping at Scarlett and paying their purchases with this card:

Buy Tiongkok Condo and get free Topup??

I saw Tiong Bu pay capital all vouchers for Poh Heng 50g Bar de woh…

 

[k1976]

Taiwan Five-Member Family Tragedy: Expert Says 'These People Are the Easiest to Scam'​

AI Translated
Published at Jul 05, 2025 10:42 am
A family tragedy shocked Fengyuan District in Taichung City, Taiwan, when five members—including the Wang couple and their three adult children—were scammed while investing in gold and ended up taking their own lives. Gao Dacheng, Director of the Forensic Medicine Department at Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, stated that such scams skillfully exploit the desire of low-wage earners to make money in an era of inflation, first offering small rewards, then luring victims to invest large sums with tempting promises like 'NT$100,000 monthly income'. Eventually, the scammers disappear with the money, leaving victims helpless—an extremely vicious tactic.


According to the United Daily News on the 5th, police received a report on the evening of the 2nd that the Wang family's youngest son hadn’t shown up for work in two days and had confided that his family’s debt was crushing him. Police, together with local borough chief Hong Yuanlong and a locksmith, opened the door and found all five members dead inside: the 62-year-old owner Wang, his 63-year-old wife, their 35-year-old eldest daughter, 34-year-old second daughter, and 28-year-old younger son. Charcoal basins and four letters (from all except Mr. Wang) were also found at the scene.

It is understood that the eldest daughter was introduced by a female classmate surnamed Zhang to purchase NT$150,000 (around MYR21,900) worth of gold using a credit card, promising a commission of NT$3,000 (about MYR437). Later, the Wang family invested even more, accumulating large credit card debt but never receiving the commissions. Instead, they became caught up in the scam and were accused of contract violations, forcing them to mortgage their house to borrow from underground lenders and facing debt collection. In the end, they had nowhere to turn. The mother's final desperate words to a friend were reportedly, 'Then it's all over for us.'

● 'It Was Your Choice to Invest'

Gao Dacheng surmised that all five family members were adults with legitimate jobs. Why did being scammed in a gold investment drive them to such extremes? The Wangs may have realized it was a scam and consulted others, but the responses likely were, 'It was your choice to invest,' making it difficult to hold the other party accountable for fraud. The scammers may have also encouraged them to invest more, with ever-increasing loans, ultimately bankrupting the family.

Gao cited another case he encountered: An office worker was scammed by being promised a monthly interest of NT$10,000 on a NT$1 million investment. After investing, the office worker received NT$60,000 in interest over six months. Later persuaded to invest another NT$10 million for a monthly yield of NT$110,000, the scammer then disappeared without a trace.

● Wanting to 'Make Money' but Lacking Opportunities

Gao said the most frightening aspect of these scams is that even after being swindled out of everything, victims still find it difficult to hold anyone accountable as they indeed consented to the investment. This exposes the mentality of ordinary people in times of inflation, especially those with low incomes: they desperately want to 'make money' but lack investment opportunities. Once they learn of an investment opportunity, they flock to it, only to fall into a trap.

● 'Beautician Classmate' Key Suspect in Fraud

Police cracked the eldest daughter's phone and identified key connections: her beautician classmate surnamed Zhang and another woman surnamed Li, who handled the group gold purchase. On the night of the 4th, Zhang was brought in for questioning on fraud charges and was later placed under residential restriction by the prosecution.

Councilor Hsieh Chih-chung stated that the beautician classmate lured the Wang family into buying gold with promises of high returns, then turned around and accused the family of contract violations, saddling them with NT$5 million in debt.

With all five Wangs deceased, there are no victim statements. The remaining smartphone chat records provide limited evidentiary value, making it difficult for prosecutors and police to clarify if fraud occurred or if other creditors are involved at this stage.