'All of our hard-earned money': Woman details how an Instagram ad selling $2 dim sum led her bank account to be compromised

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First it was a scam involving a man who wanted to purchase otah from Facebook, who after downloading an app, realised his bank account had been compromised. It seems a variation of this phishing scam has made its way to popular social media site Instagram as well. When a woman ordered some dim sum for $2 off the platform, she...

First it was a scam involving a man who wanted to purchase otah from Facebook, who after downloading an app, realised his bank account had been compromised.

When a woman ordered some dim sum for $2 off the platform, she discovered her card limit had been raised to $20,000 the following day.According to Shin Min Daily News, Mrs He, 57, chanced upon a dim sum advertisement on Instagram. Attracted by the low price, she reached out to the seller via Instagram. She then received a link which took her to a WhatsApp chat with the seller.

 

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