Gone in 15 minutes: Woman in SG loses RM343,251 after downloading third-party app to sell pre-loved kitchen appliances

The victim, who wants to be known only as Madam Abdul, a customer service officer, had on Sept 23 chanced upon a Facebook advertisement by a purported recycling company called E-Recycle that wanted to buy pre-loved furniture and electronics. — dpa

SINGAPORE: A 68-year-old woman lost over S$72,500 (RM343,251) from her POSB bank account in 15 minutes after she downloaded a third-party app in a bid to sell her pre-loved kitchen appliances online.

What she had downloaded turned out to be malware which enabled scammers to control her Android phone and drain money from her POSB savings account.