BabyBlade Internal Moderator January 17, 2022 Share January 17, 2022 OCBC Bank said it has begun making goodwill payouts since Jan. 8, 2022 to customers who had fallen prey to the recent SMS phishing scam. The payouts to this group of customers are made on goodwill basis after thorough verification, taking into account the circumstances of each case, the bank said in a press release on Jan. 17. To date, more than 30 customers have received the payments. Particularly aggressive scam OCBC said the scam was particularly aggressive and highly coordinated as it preyed on people’s fear that there was an issue with their bank accounts or credit cards. Past cases of SMS phishing scams largely targeted consumers with "too good to be true" deals, OCBC said. The bank’s investigation has confirmed that victims who had fallen prey had provided their online banking log-in credentials to phishing websites. The scammers then acted very quickly by fraudulently transferring the monies out of the customers’ bank accounts. https://mothership.sg/2022/01/ocbc-pay-out-scam-victims/ Question, will DBS do the same "goodwill" payouts for its customers if its customers encounter similar scams? ↡ Advertisement 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobayashiGT Internal Moderator January 17, 2022 Share January 17, 2022 Good initiative. A real bank should protect our assets. 👍 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic January 17, 2022 Share January 17, 2022 If one can send message via ocbc number that means ocbc bank system is breached. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Hypersonic January 17, 2022 Share January 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, Thaiyotakamli said: If one can send message via ocbc number that means ocbc bank system is breached. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caller_ID_spoofing This is why it shows OCBC number 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic January 17, 2022 Share January 17, 2022 7 minutes ago, inlinesix said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caller_ID_spoofing This is why it shows OCBC number But i think it was same number so u can see history of ocbc messages too. Alot gullible people don’t really notice the link is dubious 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitvip Supersonic January 17, 2022 Share January 17, 2022 This is on "Good Will" basis. I believe it is due to online pressure. As far as possible, they don't wish to pay! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic January 17, 2022 Share January 17, 2022 Today is bank, tomorrow can be your brokerage account better be careful 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karoon Turbocharged January 17, 2022 Share January 17, 2022 24 minutes ago, Fitvip said: This is on "Good Will" basis. I believe it is due to online pressure. As far as possible, they don't wish to pay! Not just online. Govt pressure also. Yesterdays ST editorial ask ocbc to pay back. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrosszero Turbocharged January 17, 2022 Share January 17, 2022 When OCBC pays, it’s the shareholders that are paying too 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inlinefour Twincharged January 17, 2022 Share January 17, 2022 If cpf kena will gov return to us or not 😬😬😬 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windwaver Turbocharged January 17, 2022 Share January 17, 2022 Haha, this is open up another can of worms; those that didn't get compensated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kb27 Supersonic January 17, 2022 Share January 17, 2022 1 hour ago, inlinesix said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caller_ID_spoofing This is why it shows OCBC number I didn't read all of it, but I know it's very easy to buy a VoIP machine, create any names you want, create any numbers you want. Send out SMS, create call lines. I was thinking about doing a business with it much earlier on. So it's very easy and you'll call it spoofing. SMS protocol is broken, bcuz there is no security. It was designed for use by telco (with assumed responsibilities) but now any Tom, Dick and Harry can use it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyBlade Internal Moderator January 17, 2022 Author Share January 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Fitvip said: This is on "Good Will" basis. I believe it is due to online pressure. As far as possible, they don't wish to pay! But if its DBS, maybe online pressure also no use! Haha. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyBlade Internal Moderator January 17, 2022 Author Share January 17, 2022 53 minutes ago, Mustank said: Today is bank, tomorrow can be your brokerage account better be careful Time to stash money inside my biscuit tin. But if got house fire how ah? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic January 17, 2022 Share January 17, 2022 The scammers were able to replicate the same look of the banking website? If that is true it is hard not to fall victim to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolicense Turbocharged January 17, 2022 Share January 17, 2022 16 minutes ago, BabyBlade said: Time to stash money inside my biscuit tin. But if got house fire how ah? silly.... Spoiler dig a hole lah....🤣 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodooman Supersonic January 17, 2022 Share January 17, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Macrosszero said: When OCBC pays, it’s the shareholders that are paying too For this amount, it is probably coming out of the bonus pool of some people in OCBC. Really peanuts lah but i think the damage to OCBC's reputation would have been more if they don't. Edited January 17, 2022 by Voodooman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic January 17, 2022 Share January 17, 2022 1 hour ago, BabyBlade said: Time to stash money inside my biscuit tin. But if got house fire how ah? 💪 You can put money in CPF 💪 ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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