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

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How to avoid the No. 1 text message scam putting your money at risk

By RUTH SARREAL AT NERDWALLET

Don’t make money moves under pressure

Don’t call a phone number that’s texted to you

What to do if you were unable to avoid a scam

Source: AP

https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-ne ... ey-at-risk

[behappyalways]

Landlady from hell? Woman evicts tenant, pulls out knife after he requests deposit back
https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/landl ... posit-back


United Nations: Fraud Groups Rampant, Hundreds of Thousands of Victims Including Taiwan
聯合國:詐騙集團橫行 受害者達數十萬 包括台灣 TVBS文茜的世界周報-亞洲版 20230902
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YJjawf7AGn8

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US man loses RM233,125 to scammers posing as Microsoft reps, blames his bank

By KARIN PRICE MUELLER

Despite all the cautions, 2.4 million people reported fraud scams to the US Federal Trade Commission in 2022, agency data shows. They said they lost a collective US$8.8bil (RM41.03bil) to fraud, 30% more than the year before.

Hartman’s phone rang and the caller said he was a representative of Microsoft.

“He informed me that I had many corrupted files on my computer and they needed to be removed immediately or my system would crash and become inoperative,” said Hartman, 75.

To demonstrate he was really from Microsoft, the caller gave Harman the real Microsoft phone number and address and offered to install a new security system called “Advanced System Care,” which would fix and preserve the machine, Hartman said the representative told him. And he’d get a US$400 (RM1,865) “thank you bonus” when the work was done.

“In order for him to deposit the bonus, he asked for the name of my bank,” Hartman said, and he replied it was Bank of America. “He never asked me for my password or checking account number.”

Source: nj.com/Tribune News Service

https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-ne ... s-his-bank

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How to avoid being fooled by fake mobile applications

The first rule of thumb is to always download your mobile applications from an official store, ideally the App Store for iPhone and Google Play for Android devices.

Above all, avoid clicking on any links on the web.

To recognise a real application from an imitation, it's a good idea to systematically look at the name of its publisher.

Next, watch out for the name and logo.

If something doesn't look right, then make sure you double-check by looking up the company's official branding. Finally, don't hesitate to read the reviews left by users, especially the more recent ones.

Source: AFP

https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-ne ... plications

[behappyalways]

Mooncake buyers lose over S$300,000 to Android malware scams
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapo ... ?cid=FBcna

[winston]

CFO of Hong Kong company loses ‘over HK$15 million’ in online investment scam that used bogus mainland China stock trading app

The 60-year-old man was paid HK$160,000 in profit from initial trades as bait to encourage further investment, source familiar with case says

Victim had seen Facebook post about investing in mainland Chinese stocks and was contacted by scammer posing as UBS employee

by Clifford Lo

Source: SCMP

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law ... e58006c0b4

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Friend who scammed Taiwanese star Vic Chou and wife of RM5mil gets jail sentence

By ANNDREA A. WEBBER

According to reports, Yu invested in a six-year high value savings insurance from Feng under Chou's name in 2019 and had to pay a premium of more than NT$6.85mil (RM1mil) per instalment.

Although the initial agreement was to have the money automatically debited from Yu's account, Feng managed to convince the couple to pay in cash from their second payment onwards – claiming that a periodic transfer of millions may arouse suspicions of laundering.

Feng had since been pretending to pay the insurance company using the money she had received from Yu, 35.

It wasn't until 2021 that the deception was uncovered after Yu and Chou, 42, called for an investigation when they received a notice reminding them to pay despite already handing over the instalment to Feng.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/en ... l-sentence

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Investment scam syndicate busted, 29 arrested in police raid

By FARIK ZOLKEPLI

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... olice-raid

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Tuition teacher in Ipoh loses over RM200,000 to investment scam

By YEE XIANG YUN

The 48-year-old woman contacted a man via Facebook and later WhatsApp on Aug 11 to purchase the used items.

During their conversation, the suspect told the victim about an investment scheme that promised high returns.

The suspect then sent the victim a link for her to click on, which she did.

The public can visit https://semakmule.rmp.gov.my to check if any bank accounts or phone numbers have been associated with suspicious activities to avoid falling victim to scams.

Source: The Star

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

[behappyalways]

The Sham Shui Po pickpocket gang's "cover war" division of labor tactics was fully exposed.
The victim was robbed twice and didn't know it.
深水埗扒手黨打「掩護戰」分工手法全曝光 苦主被連偷兩次懵然不知｜Juicy叮︳星島頭條︳深水埗︳扒手黨︳掩護戰
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=INn1NHyVXrw


Woman allegedly uses PayNow screenshots to fool Joo Chiat restaurant 35 times, owes S$4,600
https://mothership.sg/2023/09/customer- ... reenshots/