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At least 84 victims lose $177,000 in June to fake buyer scam on Carousell, Facebook

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At least 84 people have fallen prey to a phishing scam involving fake buyers on Carousell and Facebook in June, losing a total of at least $177,000. The police said on Wednesday that this scam variant in which scammers pose as buyers was making a resurgence. In...

At least 84 people have fallen prey to a phishing scam involving fake buyers on Carousell and Facebook in June, losing a total of at least $177,000.

In such scams, the scammers would approach victims by messaging them on Carousell or Facebook, pretending to be interested in the items that were listed.

 

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