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Fcw75

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On 10/18/2023 at 9:38 AM, Arogab said:

Sigh, another issue is these days, people use cards, vouchers and apps here for all discounts. So more people get into the trick lor

QR code…don’t anyhow scan.

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On 10/18/2023 at 12:05 PM, Fcw75 said:

QR code…don’t anyhow scan.

Society has become more dirty with the technology. Sigh

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On 10/18/2023 at 2:11 PM, Arogab said:

Society has become more dirty with the technology. Sigh

This world is farked bro. Humans are the worst. 

Want to scan, scan KTV lady WeChat QR code still can. 🤪

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On 10/18/2023 at 1:17 PM, Fcw75 said:

This world is farked bro. Humans are the worst. 

Want to scan, scan KTV lady WeChat QR code still can. 🤪

Waha.....

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$1.4 trillion lost to scams globally; S’pore victims lost the most on average: Study

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The study found that scam victims in Singapore lost the most money on average, at US$4,031 per victim. Switzerland was second at US$3,767 per victim, followed by Austria at US$3,484.

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/14-trillion-lost-to-scams-globally-s-pore-victims-lost-the-most-on-average-study

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On 10/19/2023 at 6:54 PM, Stratovarius said:

Naise. We are the top again. This means we are the richest ignorant nation!

we are the world's lumbar 1 Robert 🏆

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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/retiree-scammed-64000-computer-take-over-man-receive-money-trial-3848836?fbclid=IwAR1fJRq6EW2NrbGnbY3MtxwIkYZoUyby1SJbT9TOOqHbehS7bUDwJkxPixw_aem_ATdJi2zQHbMYjLlKCdcRIJr_2fb8kPmuJafnDmrRS92MMR5dpy2IECrX7N4VCFEgQg0&mibextid=S66gvF
 

Typical of them. Really can cook up any story….knn.

When confronted in the course of investigations with the transfers, the accused gave an incredible explanation - he thought they were gifts from an unnamed well-wisher."

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On 10/19/2023 at 6:54 PM, Stratovarius said:

Naise. We are the top again. This means we are the richest ignorant nation!

The study found that scam victims in Singapore lost the most money on average, at US$4,031 per victim. Switzerland was second at US$3,767 per victim, followed by Austria at US$3,484.

We have achieved the Swiss standard of living. 🤣

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On 10/20/2023 at 8:45 PM, Kopites said:

https://mothership.sg/2023/10/taylor-swift-ticket-scam/

This one even gotten hold of the scammer IC. Still gotten scammed. The only lesson learnt is to goggle the IC details before remitting the money. 

my girl got scam in carousell for buying concert tickets few year back, since then she only buy from official website.

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On 10/20/2023 at 9:38 PM, Jman888 said:

my girl got scam in carousell for buying concert tickets few year back, since then she only buy from official website.

Kids being kid always think they are "smartest" when come to the know how of latest technology. Always throw caution to the wind. 

We old folk, deem conservative, would never get the respect when conversing with them on IT topics.  🤔

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was doing regular check on my ocbc cc online and found a transaction yesterday paid to Microsoft, no email or whatsoever from Microsoft that I purchase or subscribe anything from them.  Called the bank and they told me could be recurring charges but they did detail check and found this was the 1st time. Log in to my Microsoft account and found no purchases (never did) or any subscription and no cc link to the payment method. 

I have to lock my cc and probably cancel it on monday since this is a monthly subscription which I google and found many people having the same issues.

 

Screenshot_20231022_111305_OCBC Digital.jpg

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Simple lesson: Don't be greedy to get rich quick + also don't be a cheapskate save few dollars

Good video for ppl who thinks they're very tech savvy but don't even know what are keylogger and screenlogger.

 

 

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i'm fascinated by the innovative and variety of these online scams 😂

 

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https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/woman-transfers-400-thai-bank-account-singapore-pools-ticket-after-seeing-facebook-post

Woman transfers $400 to Thai bank account for 'Singapore Pools ticket' after seeing Facebook post, gets scammed

It is not something she is proud of.

A woman lost $400 after responding to a Facebook post and wants to share what happened so others don't fall for the same scam.

"I know it is embarrassing that I got scammed, but I still would like the media to know and create awareness. That is my main motive," said Stomp contributor Low.

It started on Oct 17 when she saw a post by a Facebook user named Gentlmen's Agreement that read: "Power huat! Congrats to all customers! Next one. Interested contact us inbox or WhatsApp for details."

This was followed by a Singapore mobile number.

The post included a photo of a hand holding a $29,000 UOB cheque from Singapore Pools and a Singapore Pools "Pick The Score" betting slip for a French League football match between Brest and Toulouse on Oct 8.

The Stomp contributor said: "It contained all the betting predictions and a photo of the ticket and a cheque on hand. Almost all of the posts have someone commenting 'a great win'.

"I was pretty sceptical, but due to some personal reason, I wanted to earn some extra income and decided to join."

The Stomp contributor messaged Gentlmen's Agreement on Oct 20.

"They instructed me to PromptPay (a Thai version of PayNow) $400, which was supposed to be the first transfer and they would send me the ticket that they drew from Singapore Pools for me to bet. The result is usually on the same week," recounted the Stomp contributor, who transferred the money to a Thai bank account as instructed.

"They claimed they needed two to three hours for verification, which I found to be amiss. When they communicated with me through Messenger, they took only a few minutes to reply. But they were so inefficient when verifying a payment.

"Nearly three hours later, they replied that their upper management gave instruction that I had to transfer an additional $400 on top of the $400 I had transferred to them, which made it a total of $800."

She refused.

"They tried to convince me that as assurance, they could send me that ticket first, but the transfer needed to be made.

"I got inconsistent statements from them. They told me an overseas source provided them with the match information, but they later changed and said actually, the ticket was with them.

"I felt the whole thing was a red flag. I only transferred $400 and I went again to block them."

 

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