Woman in SG loses over RM100,000 after downloading third-party app via WhatsApp


Tan (not her real name) chanced upon a sponsored advertisement on Facebook on May 21 which promised to give people a food blender worth S$80 (RM274) if they downloaded a shopping app and spent at least S$30 (RM103) on it. — Image by jannoon028 on Freepik

SINGAPORE: A 34-year-old woman lost close to S$30,000 (RM103,021) after scammers took control of her phone when she downloaded a third-party app.

Tan (not her real name) chanced upon a sponsored advertisement on Facebook on May 21 which promised to give people a food blender worth S$80 (RM274) if they downloaded a shopping app and spent at least S$30 (RM103) on it.

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