The victim, who wants to be known only as Madam Abdul, a customer service officer, had on Sept 23 chanced upon a Facebook advertisement by a purported recycling company called E-Recycle that wanted to buy pre-loved furniture and electronics. — dpaA 68-year-old woman lost over S$72,500 from her POSB bank account in 15 minutes after she downloaded a third-party app in a bid to sell her pre-loved kitchen appliances online.
Hoping to sell several pre-loved kitchen appliances, including a steamboat set and grill, she contacted the so-called buyer through Facebook Messenger. Madam Abdul thought the payment transfer would require some time, so she did not think too much of it. Realising something was amiss, she told her roommate about the incident. Her roommate advised her to immediately turn her phone off and to call POSB.
Her son, who wants to be known only as Hakim, said that while he was heartbroken to hear that his mother was scammed, he understands that anyone could have fallen for the scam.
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