Iris came across an advertisement on Facebook for a part-time marketing gig and thought she could make some extra money for her big day.SINGAPORE - It took her two years to save up the $17,000 she needed for her wedding, and in just one day in September last year, she lost the money to a job scam.She thought she could make some extra money for her big day, which was scheduled for the end of 2021.
"I thought it was strange that told me to make payment to a bank account they provided, instead of paying on the platform.Within an hour on the same day, Iris had transferred $620 to them and made about $100 in profits from "buying" four items on the platform. Iris, who said she was not told she was on the clock, was then directed to perform "overtime tasks" if she wanted her funds back.
In a few hours, she had spent more than $17,000 "buying" desktops, watches, gym equipment, video games and jewellery from six merchants.She finally lodged a police report on Sept 17 last year and told her fiance about the incident."I lost almost everything I'd been saving up for my wedding. I was naive and too eager to make money that it didn't even cross my mind that it could be a scam," said Iris.
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