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

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Fake Charities In Malaysia

In KL, Chinese Town Hall Community found more then 30 Charity bodies was belong to Scammer.

The Chinese Assembly Hall in Kuala Lumpur once again revealed that a fraud syndicate used sick children as guise to open 30 Facebook pages to "raise funds" from the outside world, and "raised" at least RM870,000 in just 3 months!
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This is the first time Longhuatang exposed 12 "charity" pages in March. After three months of in-depth tracking and investigation, it has exposed 30 more fake charity pages.
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Xue Fufeng, director of the Kuala Lumpur Chinese Assembly Hall Membership Welfare and Public Service Bureau, pointed out that the Laoqian Group is familiar with the operation of Facebook pages. Among the 30 pages, 18 were quickly opened in June.
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The list of 30 Facebook charity page scams is as follows:

#lovinghumankindfoundation
#人爱人世世
#天地有情 There is love in the world
#ANGELFEELING
#humankindness
#hengshantang
#LittleSunCharityFoundation
#good deedsvolunteer
#心愿raise
#lovedoinggood
#爱philanthropy
#HOPEHOUSE
#爱与HopeGroup
#小applewelfare club
#小AngelChildrenAssociation
#好胜social welfare association
#sunshinelifevolunteergroup
#Life is priceless
#Dedication
#DonateCoffinPrayer
# get promoted and get rich
#nanyangcharityfundassistance association
# giving a kindheartedness
# BuddhaHandHelp
#佛手人间
#山心堂
#shanzecharitablehall
#First AidCharity
#lovingheart
#kindheartedfund
#kindheartedkindnessrepay

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Scam cases on the rise in Petaling Jaya, say cops

By DHARSHIKA KARUNA NITHI

Many were still falling for love and loan scams as well as Macau and parcel delivery scams.

“If you come across cheap smartphones being sold on social media, don’t be deceived by the low prices.

“Exercise caution when making other online purchases as well,”.

“Do not click on unauthorised website links that you may receive on your phone.

“If you encounter a scam, call the hotline immediately and report the suspicious activity.”

“The caller impersonated a Pos Laju employee and said there was a parcel for me but I had to pay a certain amount to get it.

“When the person mentioned that the matter involved the Sarawak police, I realised it was a scam,” he said.

Those who encounter scams should call the National Scam Response Centre hotline at 997 or lodge a report at the nearest police station.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro- ... a-say-cops

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Thousands of cats on land were rescued in time after using cat meat as mutton kebabs

貓肉充當羊肉串 陸上千貓咪被及時救援｜TVBS新聞

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv9c9-w6vWo

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Company director loses RM7.1mil in cryptocurrency investment scam

The 52-year-old victim had joined an online stock market-related class that promised to show how to obtain lucrative returns from investments.

Source: Bernama

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/categ ... ment-scam/

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Man loses RM160,000 in online investment scam

Fell for an ad “HY Your Investing Friend Pembelajaran Stok Market” on Facebook in September.

The victim’s number was added to a WhatsApp group called ‘Stock Exchange Group’, and someone named ‘Jerry’, claiming to be the company’s financial manager, guided the victim in stock market investments.

Intrigued by the suspect’s explanation, the victim invested through the website https://ccfea.com .

Source: FMT

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/categ ... ment-scam/

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Scammers con Booking.com users by sending messages through its in-app chat function

Both types of scams involved the criminals sending victims fake website links, and asking them to provide personal and banking details, such as one-time passwords and credit card numbers.

In some of the cases, victims received a prompt from the malicious websites to make payments to confirm the reservation.

Earlier in 2023, fraudsters posed as hotel representatives and contacted victims through messaging platform WhatsApp.

Recently, conmen have adopted methods that are harder for victims to verify – sending e-mails or messages using official accounts of hotels directly through Booking.com’s in-app chat function.

A spokesman for Booking.com told The Straits Times that some of its accommodation partners had their accounts compromised after being targeted by phishing e-mails.

“If you ever receive a payment message that raises concerns, we strongly urge you to verify the accommodation’s payment policy, easily accessible on the property listing page, or reach out to our 24/7 customer service team for immediate assistance,” the spokesman said.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/as ... e=smartech

[behappyalways]

Beijing and Hebei were flooded in August!
The "flooded cars" at that time entered the market, and second-hand cars were sold at a 30% discount.

北京.河北8月慘淹! 當時的「泡水車」流入市面 二手車的7折價｜TVBS新聞

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

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Serial con woman who cheated 10 people of over $880k was ‘seasoned and skilled manipulator’

by David Sun

The serial con woman had masterminded love scams, investment scams and inheritance scams.

A serial con woman who pretended she was a piano teacher from a wealthy family, a cancer sufferer and a lawyer, among others, ran a whole gamut of ruses over a period of six years, tricking 10 victims of more than $880,000.

Source: Straits Times

https://www.singaporelawwatch.sg/Headli ... anipulator

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SG police: At least 25 people lost RM132,200 since October through parcel delivery scams

By THIAN WEN LI

Scammers would get the victim’s personal details by pretending to ask for delivery payment of supposedly purchased items.

Victims would receive text or e-mail messages, containing phishing links, that ask for additional payment for the delivery of their purchased items. These messages are designed to look as though they were sent by postage or e-commerce companies, such as SingPost.

Victims who click on these links are led to fake websites that require them to provide their personal details, which could include banking credentials.

Delivery charges are usually charged upfront when purchases are made.

Source: CNA

https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-ne ... very-scams

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Cops nab 40, bust cryptocurrency scam involving RM50mil losses

Bukit Aman CCID chief Ramli Yoosuf says the syndicate set up companies using names of homeless people to hoodwink investors.

the syndicate’s modus operandi was to offer cryptocurrency investments, giving high returns in a short period.

“Investors were given access to monitor the cryptocurrency transaction activities in the accounts that were registered under their names. But they were not allowed to take out the money.”

Source: Bernama

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/categ ... il-losses/