A Singaporean in his 60s thought he was protecting his family's savings when he cooperated with "police officers" from China who accused him last month of being involved in money laundering.
He ended up losing close to $270,000 from five POSB accounts linked to his name over eight consecutive days last month. This was money that he needed for his family's expenses and children's education.
The case took place as scams involving the impersonation of China officials rose from 179 cases in the first half of the year to 249 in the July to September period. Victims lost at least $21 million from January to September, with one losing $2.38 million, said the police.
There were 74 impersonation scams from January to last month, where scammers pretended to be from local agencies such as the police force or Ministry of Manpower.
In the man's case, it all started one morning when a caller claiming to be a policeman told him that a female "bank employee" who previously contacted him had been arrested abroad. He was told that his accounts, which had been implicated in her crimes, would be frozen unless he called Chinese police officers and followed instructions for them to help. Full story...
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He ended up losing close to $270,000 from five POSB accounts linked to his name over eight consecutive days last month. This was money that he needed for his family's expenses and children's education.
The case took place as scams involving the impersonation of China officials rose from 179 cases in the first half of the year to 249 in the July to September period. Victims lost at least $21 million from January to September, with one losing $2.38 million, said the police.
There were 74 impersonation scams from January to last month, where scammers pretended to be from local agencies such as the police force or Ministry of Manpower.
In the man's case, it all started one morning when a caller claiming to be a policeman told him that a female "bank employee" who previously contacted him had been arrested abroad. He was told that his accounts, which had been implicated in her crimes, would be frozen unless he called Chinese police officers and followed instructions for them to help. Full story...
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