Beware & Protect Yourself 07 (Jun 23 - Dec 24)

[winston]

China scammer uses AI to impersonate victim’s friend, steal $823,000

A scammer in China used artificial intelligence (AI) to pose as a businessman’s trusted friend and convince him to hand over millions of yuan.

Source: Straits Times

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east- ... n=addtoany

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[winston]

Retiree savings of almost RM5mil wiped out by scammers

By JUSTIN ZACK

The victim, aged 63, had started investing her money after she responded to an advertisement on Facebook.

"She was then added to a WhatsApp group and told to open a Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Hub investment account to invest in local shares.

"The victim was promised profits between 11% and 13% of her investments and that the rate would increase over time".

Once 'profits' from her investments reached around RM11.3mil, she tried to cash it out but found that no money had been deposited into her bank account.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... y-scammers

[winston]

Woman defrauded of over RM160,000 in Apple hack scam, US police said

By GRACE OPINKER

Police said the woman was browsing on her iPad when “she got a full-screen popup informing her that her Apple account had been hacked”, with a link to click for “rectifying the situation”.

After clicking the link, the woman received a phone call from “Anthony Brown” with “Apple Security”.

“He thanked her for acting so promptly to rectify the situation and her asked her what bank she uses,” police said. “She told him and he told her that she was going to transfer her to a ‘secure line’ to speak with someone from her bank.”

“‘Garrett’ took over the call and told her it looked like US$35,000 (RM164,360) had been withdrawn from her account to purchase child pornography in Russia and China,” police said.

Source: The Times, Munster, Ind./Tribune News Service

https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-ne ... e=smartech

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[winston]

Director loses RM1.2mil in fixed deposit scam

The victim’s acquaintance, a local man working at a financial institution, promoted the scheme known as Sharebooster, which was supposedly managed by the financial institution and offered higher returns compared to others.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... posit-scam

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[winston]

Seremban man loses RM1.3mil of savings and firm's money to investment scam

By SARBAN SINGH

The victim's troubles started when he began communicating with a stranger on WhatsApp.

"After he was convinced to invest in an online investment scheme, the victim transferred money into several accounts via 16 transactions" .

Check with the authorities, including the police, by calling the CCID Scam Response Centre at 03-2610 1559 or 03-2610 1599.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... tment-scam

[winston]

Two men lose RM1.2mil to job, investment scams

By VENESA DEVI

The first case involved a 57-year-old businessman who lost RM733,597 in a job scam.

The second victim was a 41-year-old assistant manager who lost RM472,400 to a fake investment scheme.

In the first case, the victim contacted an unknown individual on April 22 through a messaging app to ask about a part-time job promoted online.

“He was enticed by the promised returns and registered an account on a website given by the scammer so that he could carry out the required tasks.

“His first task was to purchase some cosmetics and sports goods. The victim was also told to make payments amounting to RM267,000 as part of the requirement” .

He added that after the victim made the payments, the website indicated that he had made some RM70,000 in profits.

“He wanted to withdraw the money but when he tried, he was told to make more payments.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... ment-scams

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