Local banks and S’pore, HK police recover more than S$370k for 70-year-old man in foiled scam

The victim had called a “Microsoft Helpline” number and was told by scammers that his computer had been hacked and his bank account used for illegal activities. - ST FILE

SINGAPORE: The police and banks here, together with the Hong Kong police, foiled a “technical support” scam and recovered more than S$370,000 for a 70-year-old victim.

On April 18, DBS Bank detected suspicious transactions, with about $180,000 transferred from the victim’s bank account to an account in Hong Kong, the Singapore police said on May 1.