Scammers posing as tech support try to cheat two people in S’pore of their life savings, police issue alert


The scammers operate by calling their victims and claiming to be from either a government agency or a telecommunication company. — Business photo created by Racool_studio - www.freepik.com

SINGAPORE: Scammers impersonating tech support staff from local telecommunication companies or government agencies are on the prowl and the police have issued an alert to the public on Thursday (Oct 14).

In September, two people almost lost their life savings to the criminals, who gained access to their computers and tried to transfer more than S$300,000 (RM924,094) from each victim’s bank account.

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