Phone Scams

[Himerus]

read in today's Strait Times.

$9m lost to phone scams
More victims duped since last year as scams become more creative.

PHONE scams are continuing here, and getting more creative.
Last year alone, about 350 victims were persuaded to hand over $4.6 million to phone cheats, say the police.

Victims are told via SMS or on the phone that that they have won a prize in a lucky draw or lottery.
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This year is turning out to be a good year for these fraudsters: In the first half of this year alone, takings by the cheats were almost as much as what they made in the whole of last year.

Between January and June, 253 victims lost more than $4.3 million, which works out to more than one unsuspecting person falling prey daily.

The reason why it happens is GREED.

anyone been cheated before,please share your experience.

 

[High till Dry]

ya just be careful. my colleagues and i have personally encountered scams in various ways. dun be greedy

 

[wendypoh]

The reason why it happens is GREED.

I have to agree. People get scammed because they are greedy

 

[BlueCat]

i believe a lot us here also received those type of phone calls.
for me,if they ask me to attend a siminar or request for a lot of personal information,i will smell it is a scam.
and i will tell them that i forgo the prize or cash and let others have the opportunities or others have the chance.

but have to agree, Greed is what make those people fell to these scams.

 

[bebo]

over $4.6 million

That's good money to be made

 

[Nomad]

so have to be very careful.
this is just one of the method.
with today's technology,there are a lot of scams out there.

 

[babachai]

When it is too good to be true, then it is not true!!!

 

[mini_me]

anytime any stranger calls and ask for your details, just be wary.

better to be safe than sorry.

 

[hughgrant]

anytime any stranger calls and ask for your details, just be wary.

better to be safe than sorry.

i think giving name and IC no. shld be quite safe. just dont reveal the bank acc no

 

[Himerus]

That's good money to be made

but ill-gotten money,you can spend it without feeling guilty.

 

[joker88]

anytime any stranger calls and ask for your details, just be wary.

better to be safe than sorry.

Agree. Never reveal any personal particulars over the phone.

 

[Ridler]

Better be safe than sorry.

Not sure then dun reveal anything lor.

 

[DerekLeung]

Always Indian scammers and some Mainland Chinese !

 

[Scolari]

Ya, alot of these calls have been traced to come from China and India.

 

[ReCaRo79]

Phone scams have existed since long ago. Only now the rates are increasing.

I personally kena before and the caller sounds like a young punk ah beng.

He said i won a prize and told me to go orchard to collect personally but i got no idea where he got my hp numbers.

He got a bit irritated and impatient after i doubted him and rejected his offer. Then he scolded me vulgarities and hang up.

My personal experience...

 

[aakumu]

Hi bro,
Scammers could only con you it you are greedy.

My humble two cents.

 

[Pele]

Ya, agree. How can they con you if you are not greedy.

 

[joker88]

Phone scams have existed since long ago. Only now the rates are increasing.

I personally kena before and the caller sounds like a young punk ah beng.

He said i won a prize and told me to go orchard to collect personally but i got no idea where he got my hp numbers.

He got a bit irritated and impatient after i doubted him and rejected his offer. Then he scolded me vulgarities and hang up.

My personal experience...

Actually it is very simple. Companies organising lucky draw will not bother to employ ppl to call the winners one by one to pester you to come and collect your prize. After all they got nothing to gain lah. They will send a letter to you and donate the prize if you dun come and collect.

After talking to the person for a while you can sense that he got something to promote to you if you go to his place.

 

[Flintstome]

Ya, why bother to waste time calling you and sometimes get engage tone or subscriber not available kind of craps. Just mail or email settle liao lor.

Those call you personally, 9 out of 10 are fake ones lah.

 

[Platini]

i received a few emails fr my new ymail n stated there is usd1+ million asking for my 'help' to withdraw e money n all tis emails is fr indian!