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

[winston]

Elderly Singapore man pays US$51,000 for imaginary Peking duck as scammers steal his life savings

The 74-year-old had wanted to take advantage of a Facebook deal on 1.5kg of Peking duck selling for the equivalent of US$17.30, local media reported

But within minutes of making a small ‘deposit payment’, the man’s phone started going haywire – and his bank accounts were being emptied out

Source: SCMP

scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3236735/elderly-singapore-man-pays-us51000-imaginary-peking-duck-after-scammers-steal-his-life-savings

[behappyalways]

South Korea prevents chaos in operating rooms!
Starting from 9/25, surgical rooms must install monitors.
"Opening surgeries on behalf of others" has been exposed for 5 years.
44 people have asked manufacturers to open surgeries on their behalf.
Orthopedic surgery patients died.

南韓防手術房亂象! 9/25起開刀房須裝監視器 "代打開刀"5年44人遭揭發 曾找廠商代打開刀 骨科手術病患死亡｜記者 許少榛｜【國際大現場】20231004｜三立新聞台

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

[winston]

Over RM77mil in losses to various scams recorded in Perak so far this year, say police

By MANJIT KAUR

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... say-police

[winston]

Single mum in SG who lost over RM307,000 to a job scam thought she could earn RM62,000 in a week

By CHRISTINE TAN

Lee was told that she would get all her money back after completing 60 orders, with a 20% commission.

Singsale is an ecommerce website owned by MySale Group, a subsidiary of British retail conglomerate Frasers Group. However, the transactions Lee carried out were on a separate platform.

Ivy let Lee use her own account first to experience the system. In two days, she used S$1,000 (RM3,451) in Ivy’s account to place orders and received S$1,200 (RM4,141).

Pleased with the payout, Ms Lee continued with the second set of orders, this time using her own account.

Someone claiming to be a staff member of the system gave her instructions on the orders and bank accounts to transfer payments to.

Source: The Star

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

[winston]

Scammed by ‘jobs in Peru’

They were promised good jobs in Lima, the capital of Peru, where the economy is growing.But, once in South America, they become victims of human traffickers.

They were then at the mercy of Macau Scam syndicate members who ordered them to impersonate bank or public officials to trick others into disclosing their personal banking details or transfer money into a third-party account.

Activists and government officials say hundreds of Malaysians have been lured by lucrative job offers in South-East Asian nations such as Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos, only to end up being forced to defraud online users with Internet romances and cryptocurrency schemes.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... bs-in-peru

[winston]

Kidnapped in Thailand: When 'friends' sell you to human trafficking syndicates

Someone in a WhatsApp group he was in suggested a business opportunity while he was vacationing in Chiang Mai, Thailand. On top of it, the person, whom David described as "more like an acquaintance”, offered to pay for the trip for him and a friend.

David first got an inkling something was wrong when Steven failed to show up to meet him and his friend at the Chiang Mai International Airport as promised. Instead, there was a taxi driver holding a sign with their names on it.

The driver had brought a friend along which David thought was odd but did not examine further. He thought they were both Myanmar nationals.

Once they were in the car, the driver’s friend pulled out a gun and forced them to hand over their passports and mobile phones.

Source: Sinar Daily

https://www.sinardaily.my/article/21034 ... syndicates

[behappyalways]

Explainer: How Booking.com customers were scammed while making hotel reservations and how to guard against it
https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/e ... rd-2279236

[winston]

Company auditor loses RM1.48 million to non-existent investment

The victim saw the advertisement by the New York-based company on Facebook on May 2

She followed the advertisement link and subsequently got an explanation about the stock investment and then made payments in several transactions amounting to RM1.48 million into several accounts provided by the syndicate.

"However, after the money was deposited, she claimed not getting the profit as promised, but was asked to increase her investment to enable her to withdraw the money,".

Source: The Vibes

https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/ ... investment

[winston]

Singapore Woman Arrested For Cheating 10 People, Including Lover And His Family

Joceyln Kwek even manipulated her into surrendering over 50 pieces of jewellery.

by Amit Chaturvedi

Kwek amassed over S$880,000 (US $646,000) by committing these fraudulent activities.

Source: NDTV

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/singapo ... ly-4475439

[behappyalways]

More than 280 people were secretly filmed at 3 hotels in Seoul, and a Chinese man was arrested

首爾3旅館遭偷拍逾280人受害 陸籍男被捕｜TVBS新聞

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b1_j8gymloM