A 52-year-old victim was instructed to transfer a sum of $200,000 every day over two weeks to the scammer’s various bank accounts.
In one case, a 52-year-old was informed by a scammer posing as a senior police inspector that he was under investigation, and that he had to transfer a sum of $200,000 every day over a period of two weeks to various bank accounts for the purpose of “inspection and verification”. In the second case, a 76-year-old was contacted by a scammer who posed as a bank staff member and informed him that his identity was being misused.
Hoping for a shorter investigation duration, the victim complied and transferred more than $127,500 to three different bank accounts provided by the scammer. The police advised the public that they can add security features such as the ScamShield app and two-factor authentication for personal accounts as a precaution against scams.
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