Beware & Protect Yourself 08 (Feb 24 - Dec 25)

[behappyalways]

What Is Spaving And How It’s Hurting Americans
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oBfLN1Xv7es

[behappyalways]

160 billion was defrauded in a year!
A transnational "pig-killer" infiltrated the United States and forced an old man from Victoria to death.
He used a fake account to lure "victims of human trafficking" into becoming perpetrators.
The victims killed each other, and the gang behind the scenes became the only winner.
一年騙走1600億! 跨國"殺豬盤"滲透美國逼死維州老翁 以假帳號誘騙 "人口費運受害者"淪加害者 受害者相互殘殺 幕後黑幫成唯一贏家│記者 劉玨妤│【國際焦點】20240619│三立新聞台
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iXmfMWBCQFo


New York Times & PBS joint investigation issues safety warning on commercially available health products
紐時&PBS聯合調查 對市售保健品提安全警告 TVBS文茜的世界周報-歐洲版 20240615
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7PJ8GHYRhWo

[winston]

Single mother loses almost RM150,000 in love scam

The victim claimed that she received a Facebook message in June from someone using a fake profile. They then continued communicating using WhatsApp.

The suspect later offered to send her a gift package containing items like a handbag, watch and shoes and US$10,000 in cash to be donated to orphans..

The victim was contacted by an individual claiming to be a delivery agent who said he was having problems delivering the package and asked her to make payments for import duties and delivery costs.

Source: The Star

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

[behappyalways]

Forcibly remitted RM1,200 and forced to pay back RMB10,000. A Chinese couple fell into a trap.
强行汇入1200令吉迫还一万 华裔夫妇坠阿窿陷阱
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wIsiRCGIw_0


MIC delivers packages, mainland e-commerce stores sell inferior safety helmets, and knitting needles are counterfeit Japanese products.
MIC出包 陸電商售劣安全帽 編織針假冒日貨 ｜方念華｜FOCUS全球新聞 20240620 ‪@tvbsfocus‬
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CLpyAeh0HrI

[winston]

Nurse loses RM88,700 in phone scam

The victim received a call from the suspect in mid-June claiming that her account was being investigated by police as it has been used by syndicates.

"The call was then transferred to an individual posing as a police officer, who told her that she was also involved in money-laundering activities. To settle the case, the victim was instructed to transfer money to the bank accounts given to her.

"Out of fear, she used her savings and made 12 cash transactions totalling RM88,700 into three bank accounts.

Source: The Star

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

[behappyalways]

Overseas phone calls disguise local codes!
Mainland China scam escalates and elderly people are fooled again

境外電話偽裝本地碼! 大陸詐騙升級長者又上當｜十點不一樣20240620

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e7BQsdjllLo

[behappyalways]

APP account violation!
Lu Lili Auto actually locked the car remotely.
The car owner was horrified: Who has the right to use it?

APP帳號違規! 陸理想汽車竟遠程鎖車 車主驚恐:使用權屬誰?｜方念華｜FOCUS全球新聞 20240621 ‪@tvbsfocus

‬https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vPKQsWx2WVw

[winston]

Senior citizen loses RM177,700 to scammer

A 72-year-old man was cheated out of RM177,700 after a scammer called him to say that his bank account had been used for money laundering.

“He received a call from a stranger who claimed to be from the Digital and Communications Ministry on June 12.”

“He was told that his bank account was involved in money laundering activities and that he should go to the Ipoh district police station,” said Perak police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri.

When the man, who works for a non-governmental organisation in Taiping, maintained his innocence, the scammer transferred the call to another person claiming to be from the police force.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... to-scammer

[behappyalways]

Copper is gold-plated to look like the real thing!
Fake gold bars make huge profits thousands of times.
Mainland business operators: The ingredients of pure gold are scrawled

銅鍍金以假亂真!假金條暴利上千倍 大陸業者:純金成分亂寫的｜TVBS新聞

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m3KP1A7OvTo

[behappyalways]

Socially transmitted “money dysmorphia” is a common phenomenon among young Americans

社群傳染「金錢畸形症」 美年輕世代普遍現象 ｜FOCUS午間新聞 20240709 ‪@tvbsfocus‬

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7d5RGhtue4E