Singapore: Grouper fillet for RM34 but woman loses over RM151,000 after downloading third-party app to buy that very fish


Jacqueline Khoo, 58, had chanced upon a Facebook advertisement for grouper fillets from a seafood supplier called “Fresh Market TGS” on Aug 25. PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS

SINGAPORE: An online order for grouper fillets that was supposed to cost S$10 (RM34) ended up costing one woman over $44,000 (RM151,400) after scammers took control of her Android phone and banking details remotely.

Ms Jacqueline Khoo, 58, lost $44,487 from two credit card accounts and three bank savings accounts from POSB in a few hours after she clicked on a link to download a third-party app, following which scammers then increased her credit limits and siphoned out her money.

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