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To be fair, no one expects online scammers and con artists to be paragons in the English language, but maybe they design appropriate sentences. would do It helps by posing as a corporate representative.
A woman recounted her experience with a scammer last Sunday (September 27) on the Facebook group Complaint Singapore, where she shared screenshots of her exchange with the other party.
Posing as a DBS Bank staff member, the scammer contacted the woman on the Viber messaging app (of all places) and tried to get her to do … something. The instructions weren’t exactly clear from the scammer’s point of view, so the whole thing seemed confusing and downright unconvincing.
From the chat screenshots, it would appear that “John Michael” wanted to inform the bank customer that his account was locked for some reason and needed to be updated. However, poor grammar and inconsistent messages didn’t help.
The woman did her best to play along, even though it seemed she couldn’t understand what the scammer needed her to do either.
In the end, “John Michael” finally made his intentions clear: the scammer wanted to get his passport number. Unfortunately, the scammer’s poor command of the English language turned out to be his downfall – the alleged problem was solved and the woman congratulated him on a job well done.
People couldn’t help but ridicule the unfortunate attempt to scam a bank account.
However, on a serious note, the police have highlighted that banking-related phishing scams, in which scammers try to trick people into providing personal information, have increased by more than 2,500 percent in the first half. of this year. The total amount of money lost to these scams has risen to a whopping $ 3,507,000.
Singapore Police warned that scammers often use messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Viber to communicate with potential victims.
https://www.facebook.com/singaporepoliceforce/posts/10160237675234408
