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

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Settlement signed to keep secret: More than 30,000 secret photography cases involving Airbnb in the United States in ten years

和解加簽保密 美Airbnb十年3萬多件偷拍案｜方念華｜FOCUS全球新聞 20240711 ‪@tvbsfocus‬

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lfc6KclaqwI

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The "insider" in the bank helped the group steal 2 million in fixed deposits.
Police: Suspect committed suicide after the incident.
银行“内鬼”助集团盗领200万定存 警方：东窗事发嫌犯自杀亡 | 新闻报报看 12/07/2024 | #Maxis5G
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1_f4yvQS6 ... E%3D&rco=1


"Kampong Chicken Breeding" Investment Scam Police Received 85 Reports
"甘榜鸡养殖"投资骗局 警方接85宗投报 | 八点最热报 12/07/2024
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VdeJdZvtngw

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How a S’pore businessman lost over $2m in haste to invest in a ‘crypto bank’

Source: Straits Times

https://www.singaporelawwatch.sg/Headli ... rypto-bank

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How to avoid falling prey to financial scams

By EUGENE MAHALINGAM

To avoid being a victim to a scam, a good thing to do is to clarify the investment or business opportunity being offered.

“Only decide to invest in products or business opportunities that you can comprehend. If you find it too hard to grasp or you cannot get any clarity elsewhere, it’s best to stay away from the opportunity” .

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/business/bus ... cial-scams

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Hong Kong expat loses HK$10 million in 3 days in computer ‘tech support’ scam

‘I saw my computer being operated by another person, impersonating me to … set up accounts on nine cryptocurrency platforms,’ victim says

by Lo Hoi-ying

Hong Kong police have warned of a rising trend of fraudsters posing as tech support staff to carry out a cyber scam targeting expatriate and English-speaking residents, with victims losing more than HK$17 million (US$2.2 million) in the last two months.

Scammers would place pop-up ads with flashing alerts and loud alarms, claiming that victims’ computers were attacked by malware, said Superintendent Baron Chan Shun-ching of the force’s cybersecurity and technology crime bureau at a press briefing on Monday.

Source: SCMP

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law ... 17-million

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Identity theft: Protecting yourself against SIM swapping

Criminals use personal information about their victims – phone numbers, addresses, birthdays and Social Security numbers – obtained through data breaches, leaks, dark web purchases or phishing scams to impersonate the victims as they contact their mobile carriers.

They will claim the original phone and SIM card were damaged, lost or sold accidentally and ask for the number to be associated with a new SIM, or eSIM, card in their possession.

Once this is done, the phone number belongs to the criminals, along with the ability to receive text messages or calls to verify accounts.

If you’ve been using the same or similar login information for multiple websites or online accounts, make sure to change it.

Add biometrics or multifactor authentication apps and devices that do not involve texting.

Source: AP

https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-ne ... m-swapping

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It takes just 30 seconds to steal a car and thieves are targeting Toyotas, say Johor cops (VIDEO)
https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/takes-j ... 05854.html

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Retiree loses over RM650,000 of savings in investment scam

By MOHD FARHAAN SHAH

Received a message on his WhatsApp from an unknown person who gave him a link for an investment scheme that promised returns of up to 90% from the invested capital.

It is learnt that the victim checked the link where he saw he made about RM1.5mil in profit but could not withdraw the money.

The victim only realised he had been scammed after failing to withdraw his profit through the link given.

The police commercial crime department has provided many channels to the public such as Semak Mule, CCID scam response centre at 03-2610 1559, the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) at 997 and the department’s Facebook page.

Source: The Star

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

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3 Billion People Exposed In Massive Unreported Data Theft
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/3-bil ... data-theft

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If you see a M'sia RM50 note with a 'smiling Agong', it's fake
https://x.com/MothershipSG/status/18242 ... _&ref_url=