Beware & Protect Yourself 07 (Jun 23 - Jan 24)

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Decoding digital deals: Beware of these common scams while shopping online

By ANN MARIE CHANDY

“These buyers wanted me to deliver the chair to them in different parts of Malaysia and said they had their own delivery provider with which I had to register.

Another prevalent scam involves the misrepresentation of products, where sellers utilise deceptive tactics such as using stock images or providing inaccurate descriptions to lure unsuspecting buyers.

Phishing: The goal is to convince recipients to provide their information willingly, usually by clicking on malicious links, entering data into fake forms, or responding to seemingly legitimate requests.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-ne ... e=smartech

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Ipoh insurance agent loses RM336,000 to fake investment scheme

"Global Financial Live Academy Class"

The woman had cheated the victim into investing via an app called 'Bain Online'.

People could contact the National Scam Response Centre at 997 if they fell victim to a non-existent investment scheme and had just made some transactions into mule accounts.

"Any inquiries about scams can be made with the police commercial crime investigation department infoline at 013-211 1222 on WhatsApp between 8am and 8pm.

"For further information on the latest cheating trend, visit www.facebook.com/jsjkpdrm or www.facebook.com/cybercrimealertrmp, he said.

"The people can also check suspicious bank accounts or telephone numbers at https://semakmule.rmp.gov.my, he added.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... ent-scheme

[behappyalways]

It’s all fake! South Korea’s false weight-loss drug advertisements.
Pharmacists and doctors are all “actors”.
Fake advertising techniques are rampant.
The maximum fine is NT$710,000.

通通都是假的! 南韓不實減肥藥廣告 藥師.醫師竟全都是"臨演" 假廣告手法猖狂 最高恐挨罰71萬台幣│記者 許少榛│【國際大現場】20231209│三立新聞台

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RRlaza4EZoY

[winston]

Does a new scam threaten to 'block' people's phone numbers for sharing illegal links?

By FARIK ZOLKEPLI

The victims will receive a call from an individual claiming to be an NSCR officer informing them that their phone has been blocked for sending an illegal link and scam messages.

"The call will then be transferred to another individual, who posed as a police officer.

Victims will then be instructed to follow all orders until it leads to the victims transferring their money to another account given by the scammer.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/true-or ... egal-links

[winston]

Beware of ‘SIM Swap’ scam, police advise public

Bukit Aman CCID director Ramli Yoosuf says the message is being circulated on WhatsApp and Facebook, allegedly coming from ‘PDRM CCID’.

Ramli reminded the public not to click on suspicious links on their phones and not to follow instructions received from unknown people.

Source: Bernama

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/categ ... se-public/

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Newlyweds lose RM13,200 to fraudulent caterer

The newlyweds' brother posted the entire incident on Facebook, stating that the caterer was supposed to prepare food for 1,000 guests and the wedding throne.

Due to the caterer’s no-show, the family lost RM13,000 even though the wedding went ahead.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... nt-caterer

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Elderly woman loses $20k after being duped into risky investment by bank employee

Author: Tan Ooi Boon

The 75-year-old woman wanted to put $100,000 in a fixed deposit account but she was served by a dishonest bank employee, who misled her into buying a risky investment product that eventually cost her $20,000.

So hell-bent was the bank worker in making a commission from the sale that he lied to the woman, telling her that she would earn regular interest because the product was just like a fixed deposit.

As the customer is illiterate, she was not aware that the employee made fraudulent entries in bank documents to justify the sale and claimed that the woman was a savvy investor.

Source: Straits Times

https://www.singaporelawwatch.sg/Headli ... k-employee

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Singaporean family desperate after egg scam wipes out S$150,000 in life savings

The family of five tried to buy eggs online but fell victim to an e-commerce scam that wiped out more than S$150,000 (US$113,310) in life savings, spread across four bank accounts and a credit card.

Source: CNA

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapo ... im-4011551

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Sabah investors lose RM5m in gold investment scheme

Source: Bernama

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/categ ... nt-scheme/

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Two seniors lose RM500,000 to scammers

By VENESA DEVI

In the love scam, a 69-year-old retiree got to know a woman from a foreign country through social media about a month ago,” he said, adding that the woman had expressed her hope to work in Malaysia.

“Early this month, the victim received a call from the woman who claimed that the Immigration Department had arrested her for bringing a large sum of money into Malaysia and not declaring it.

“She then asked the man to help her by transferring money to a bank account she gave. He agreed and sent over RM242,620,” said DCP Kumar in a statement yesterday.

He added that the victim later realised he had been scammed when he could no longer contact the woman after transferring the money. He lodged a police report on Wednesday.

In the second case, DCP Kumar said a 57-year-old unemployed man was duped by scammers offering an online part-time job.

“The victim received a call through WhatsApp where the person on the line offered him an online job that promised high and quick returns. He was told that he only needed to upload some videos and click ‘Like’ on the links that were given to him.

“Convinced with the offer, he followed all of the instructions given, including banking in a sum of RM252,900 to several bank accounts.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... o-scammers