Singapore and Hong Kong police recently helped a 73-year-old victim recover a large sum of money lost to an online scam. In a press release on Monday (Oct 14), the police said that the elderly woman fell victim to a technical support scam, which led to more than $197,000 illicitly transferred out of her bank account. While browsing the Internet...
The new ScamShield App can identify and alert users to potential scam threats across WhatsApp, Telegram and weblinks.Singapore and Hong Kong police recently helped a 73-year-old victim recover a large sum of money lost to an online scam.the elderly woman fell victim to a technical support scam, which led to more than $197,000 illicitly transferred out of her bank account.
Believing that the scammer would help "detect possible scams on her accounts", the victim was convinced to access her bank accounts through a screen-sharing application. The police's Anti-Scam Centre was activated upon receiving the report and managed to quickly track the funds to a Hong Kong-based bank account.
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