Beware & Protect Yourself 08 (Feb 24 - Dec 25)

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AI-Powered Radar Can Now Spy On Your Phone Calls From 10 Feet Away
https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/bi ... -feet-away

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Claiming RM2,000 could settle the debt;
Victim: "The loan shark manager called me after I reported the case to the police."

称2000令吉能解决债务 事主：报警后“阿窿经理”来电 | 新闻报报看 15/08/2025

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J1SSt3cNvso

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Over $30,000 lost in new scam in Singapore involving requests for school fees by impersonators

Since August 2025, at least 16 cases of such scams have been reported.

At least 16 cases of such scams were reported in August, and were carried out via e-mails impersonating educational institutions.

In this variant, scammers use compromised school e-mail accounts to ask victims for urgent and prompt payment of school or tuition fees.

Victims would be asked to make payment to a bank account number listed in the e-mail, or risk facing legal consequences.

Victims would realise that they have been scammed only after checking, or receiving notifications from their schools.

Source: Straits Times

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/ ... ersonators

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Miri retiree loses over RM2.5mil in online investment scam

The victim came across an ad on Facebook in mid-April and was told to download the "Stefelai" app to make investments.

"The victim made multiple transactions totalling over RM2.5mil before realising he had been scammed".

It is advisable to check the list of companies and websites that are not authorised or approved at www.bnm.gov.my or via BNM Telelink at 1-300 885 465, www.sc.com.my or by calling 03-6204 8999 (Securities Commission).

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... tment-scam

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Big Tech Could Soon Use Brain Chips To Read Your Innermost Thoughts: Study
https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/bi ... ghts-study

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Pickpocket
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/9K-J49VcyOs

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Singapore woman gave S$250,000 to scammers despite frozen bank accounts, police advice

Sabrina (not her real name) was so insistent that she made a police report in Singapore stating: “I’m not a scam victim”.

Sabrina, a Singaporean in her 40s, had handed over her life savings to a stranger at a park in Sembawang in May. She was told the man was an associate of the “Shanghai police”.

Sabrina, who works in the manufacturing industry, said the scam started with a call in April purportedly from “Air China”.

The caller read out her passport number, and claimed Sabrina was involved in buying and then cancelling multiple air tickets.

When Sabrina denied this, he suggested she report her identity had been stolen. He then forwarded the call to “Shanghai police”.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/as ... ice-advice

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M'sian woman, 72, allegedly kidnapped & made to withdraw S$12,195, later abandoned on streets
https://mothership.sg/2025/09/malaysia- ... raw-money/