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

[behappyalways]

"Electronic scales" steal weight and lose weight!
China's unscrupulous vendors are spreading evil rumors again.
You can weigh as much as you want.
Unscrupulous scales can also be operated remotely and can be shut down at any time to avoid detection.

"電子秤"偷斤減兩! 中國黑心攤販再吹歪風 想秤多少就多少 黑心秤還可遙控操作 隨時關機躲避追查│記者 姚懷真│【國際大現場】20240415│三立新聞台

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b64Xp9457lM

[behappyalways]

Buy 4,600 mobile phones and become an online army.
A Chinese man earns 13.47 million and is only fined 200,000.
The online army "washes fake comments and boosts traffic" to expose the shady story of China's online auction business.

買4600支手機當網軍 中國男賺1347萬"只罰20萬" 水軍"洗假評論.刷流量" 揭中國網拍帶貨圈黑幕│記者 楊駿宗│【國際大現場】20240420│三立新聞台

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pOkbaA-x2ek

[winston]

Retiree cleaned out of RM250,000

By NELSON BENJAMIN

The teacher clicked on a link and was asked to pay just RM15 as a deposit for the agency to send a cleaner to her home.

“Thinking that it was a good deal, she keyed in all her particulars via the link.

“After a few minutes, the transaction did not go through as there was an ‘error’,” a source said.

In another investment scam, an executive lost more than RM110,000 after she was promised financial assistance totalling RM300,000 given to senior citizens or those with chronic diseases.

Sources said a friend had informed the woman in her 50s about this scheme and asked her to get more details by registering via a link.“

The public should never click on links on social media or reveal their banking details to anyone, especially those who request for online forms to be filled up.

He advised the people to use the Semak Mule mobile app or visit https://semakmule.rmp.gov.my to determine if the bank accounts or phone numbers in question, are associated with suspicious activities.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... f-rm250000

[winston]

Police on the hunt for alleged con artist preying on the elderly

By JUSTIN ZACK

The suspect would pretend to give out aid to victims but would then ask for bank details if they wished to get more help.

"The victim would be told they must reveal how much money they have in the bank. The excuse is that the amount of aid would be calculated based on their total savings," he said.

He added that the suspect would convince the victim to hand over cash at the bank.

"He will pretend that he needs to go and meet the bank manager and then escape. The last incident happened in SS2," he said.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... he-elderly

[behappyalways]

Is your password strong enough?
https://twitter.com/Mayhem4Markets/stat ... 3812882702

[winston]

Scammers use trojan horse virus to dupe 79-year-old SG man of RM605,000 of life savings

By ELAINE LEE

Source: Straits Times

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

[winston]

Businessman loses more than RM200,000 of savings through malware scam

By REMAR NORDIN

Facebook Advertisement: I then came into contact with a Singapore registered number asking for my personal details and informing me that no payment was needed until the day I board the cruise.

“The person then gave me a link to an application to verify my order; however, after downloading the application, my phone suddenly shut down and would often turn off on its own,”

Source: The Star

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

[behappyalways]

Chinese vendor uses "ghost scale" to extort money!
500 grams turned into 630 grams.
He was caught trying to hide the evidence and was forced to delete the video.

中國攤商用"鬼秤"敲詐! 500克竟變630克 被抓包還試圖藏證據 反逼刪影片｜記者 魏仁君｜【國際大現場】20240517｜三立新聞台

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4--WXR-nLlg

[winston]

What is vishing? New scam is making the rounds and you’re likely a target

By LEADA GORE

Vishing, short for voice phishing, refers to fraudulent phone calls or voice messages designed to trick victims into providing sensitive information, like login credentials, credit card numbers, or bank details.

Source: The Star

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

[behappyalways]

The top five most common cybersecurity mistakes
https://x.com/Mayhem4Markets/status/1792892634102399087