Bank staff in SG foil scammer who went with 80-year-old victim to bank branch to withdraw over RM138,000

UOB branch assistant branch manager Jasmine Tay (left) and service executive Grace Ng, whose actions led to the arrest of a man who allegedly tried to scam an 80-year-old woman. — DESMOND WEE/The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: Accompanied by her “grandson”, an 80-year-old woman went to the UOB branch in Bendemeer in October and asked to withdraw over S$40,000 (RM138,889).

She told UOB service executive Grace Ng that she planned on handing the money to the “grandson” to pay for her medical bills.