Sora Ma Could Lose Over S$1.3K After A Fraudulent Transaction Was Made On Her Credit Card

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Banking scams are becoming very common these days so it's important to remain alert.

In the wake of the fake text message phishing scam involving OCBC Bank customers, with those affected estimated to have lost at least S$8.5mil, everyone’s on high alert when it comes to receiving notifications and text messages from their banks., 37, received a similar message from her bank, DBS, informing her that a US$978.11 transaction had been made on her credit card.

And of course, she immediately called the bank to cancel her card and secure her account, as soon as she received the text message from DBS.contacted Sora for a phone interview, she shared more about the experience, revealing that she’s"not sure if there are any other transactions made without [her] acknowledgement.”

“[When I called the bank,] they said that they would cancel the card first, and then check on the details and get back to me as soon as possible,” Sora said.“I'm feeling pretty calm right now,” she added."Maybe if I found out that I cannot do anything to undo the transaction, I would probably feel very heartpainSora also shared that she has no idea how her credit card details were leaked.

She also brought up the recent OCBC text message phishing scam, revealing that she was slightly worried that it would be a similar scam at first.

 

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First of all, who is Sora Ma and secondly, why is losing S$1.3k news? People have lost far more than that.

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