[Info] Phone Scams Impersonating Supreme Court Staff And Police Officers« on: October 30, 2007, 01:56:02 PM » Reply with quoteQuote Modify messageModify Remove messageRemove Split TopicSplit Topicas per : edmw*leaving_footstepsForwarded by someone...Hi,I would like to tell you what happen to me yesterday – 24/10/2007.About noon time, there is an incoming call to my office direct line. When I pick up the call, it was a voice recorded message that said, "You have a message from the Supreme Court. Press 9 to listen to the message." I pressed 9 and it was transferred to an operator that answered by saying, "Supreme Court reception, can I help you?" I told her I received a voice message from Supreme Court telling me to press 9 to listen to that message. She proceeds to ask me for my name and I/C number. So I told her and it sounded like as it she is keying in and paused awhile and told me I had a notice from Supreme Court with a charge of working with "Ah long" (Illegal Loan sharks) to open 2 bank accounts for them and the Supreme Court had already sent me Court summon letter to me.I was so shocked and told her I did not know any loan sharks and I will never do that and I did not receive any letter from Court at all. She told me for that I'm one of the person who is involved in this illegal act and if I want to verify my case, she would get the CID police in charge of this case to call me.
I recieved a call this afternoon and when I picked up the call , the call was directed to a voice message requesting me to press "109". The call identified as "Supreme Court".Soon after , a lady spoke to me and I asked what is it regarding. She therefore requested my name followed by my identity number for verification purposes. I waited for a moment and she told me I was "called up to Supreme Court for Court Hearing" due to involvment in my bank account for money laundering.I immediately said "No" and I am not aware of that. She asked me if I did recieved a letter from "supreme Court".Thereafter she said she will ask the immediate office in charge to call me back.10minutes later, a guy "claiming" he was from CID Cantonment Complex called. He asked for my "name" , which was pretty obvious. And asked me whether I did recieved a letter to appear for Court hearing. It was sent 2 weeks ago. I "ownt" him by telling him I opened my mailbox EVERYDAY.He then asked me to go down to New Bridge Road Post Office to collect my mail and thereafter proceed to Police Cantonment Complex to see him.Actually all along, I already felt it was a SCAM and I further asked him for his name and place of work and his contact number.YEO KEE CHEONGPOLICE CANTONMENT COMPLEXBLOCK C6353 0018I asked him why there was no proper procedures and why I was not called up all along for any statements to be made at all at any police division.Next I told him why dun he come down to my place now ( ASSUMING HE KNOWS WHERE I STAY BY CHECKING THE DATABASE ) , as I will be here waiting to meet him.He sounded astonished and said " u want me to come down and meet u?" I said yes firmly he ended the call with " I will come down in an hour's time". He hanged up.Thereafter , I went to dress up and waited till an hour's time, and I proceeded to the police station to make a police report for my own record purposes.Purpose of Posting : Be calm when u are faced in such a situation. Request for Officer's name, Contact number as well as other details.DO NOT REVEAL OTHER PERSONAL DETAILS LIKE BANK ACCOUNT / ETC .DO NOT SUBMIT TO ANY OF THEIR "THREATS" OR REQUESTS.As a civilian , u have the right to question/doubt the caller's identity until being proven. Although I may sound rude if it's actually the "real officer" calling , there is practically no harm in protecting your own interests when you are aware of such SCAMS around.ALSO NEXT IMPORTANT THING : INFORM YOUR NEXT OF KIN ABOUT THE SCAM IMMEDIATELY SO THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO VICTIMISE THEM WITH WHATEVER INFO THEY HAVE GOT FROM U.( They might call your parents up and said u are under lock up and stuff requesting them to make payment or whatever they are up to )
Number of victims involved: 105Amount of money involved: more than $13000.00
Fake charity tickets force local charity to lodge police report A LOCAL charity for seniors is warning Singaporeans against opening their wallets to con-artists who claim to be raising money for the group. The Society for the Aged Sick said it has received reports that a woman is going door-to-door peddling bogus donation tickets for $2 apiece. The society, which houses the sick and the destitute at its home at Hougang Avenue 1, has lodged a police report about the donation scam. The Straits Times got hold of one of the tickets, which listed the phone number of another charity, the Muslim Kidney Action Association. via : http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=293965They appear to be copies of tickets the association sold during a donation drive in 2007. http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/STIStory_252000.html
'My son has been kidnapped' Alert counter staff at POSB help foil scams when regular customers withdraw unusually large amounts IN THE space of six months this year, employees at POSB branches foiled 14 attempts at kidnap scams, saving customers from being cheated of thousands of dollars. Staff at eight bank branches spotted scam victims in time. All the victims had been told that a family member had been kidnapped and they would have to withdraw a ransom of between $8,000 and $80,000 to secure their release. Bogus call, real scamFOURTEEN kidnap scam attempts were foiled by alert POSB bank staff from April to September, but by the first half of this year, 21 people had already been cheated out of a total of $322,000.In the case of the foiled scams, victims were asked to transfer from $8,000 to $80,000 for the safe return of a kidnapped relative.... more The POSB's Nanyang Estate branch in Jurong West Street 92 topped them all in spotting potential victims. Between April and September, staff at the branch prevented five customers from being conned through some sharp-eyed deduction. The branch's service manager, Madam Tan Cheng Kim, said it helped that staff at the branch were familiar with their regular customers. Madam Tan, 48, who has been at the Nanyang Estate branch for 17 years, said: 'We know our regulars very well and can notice anything out of the ordinary.' The antenna goes up, for example, if a customer who is usually chatty and jovial arrives all flustered and snappy. Or if someone who usually withdraws small sums suddenly asks for a big money transfer. Two telltale signs: Remitting the money to an overseas account; or the customer has her cellphone plastered to her ear the entire time that the transaction is being made. In April, a regular customer came to the Nanyang Estate branch and wanted to withdraw $12,000. The counter officer, recognising the woman as someone who usually took out small amounts each time, asked if anything was wrong. The woman, a 50-year-old housewife, scribbled on the withdrawal slip: 'My son has been kidnapped.' Madam Tan and branch manager Wong Woon Khee, 29, ushered the woman, a mother of three children aged 20, 25 and 27, upstairs. They communicated with her in writing so that the conmen, who were waiting on the line of her cellphone, could not hear them. When they finally contacted the woman's son and determined that he was safe, they advised the family to call the police to make a report. Madam Tan, herself a mother of two teenagers, said: 'We're glad that we prevented our clients from falling prey to criminals and they are very grateful.' Last year, four people fell victim to these kidnap phone scams, losing $80,000 between them. In the first half of this year, 21 people have already been cheated of a total of $322,000. Victims typically get a phone call informing them that a family member has been kidnapped and would be harmed if a ransom is not paid. The call may include someone screaming, which makes victims believe their relative is being hurt. Sometimes, victims are told that their 'kidnapped' relative has not repaid illegal loans which must be settled. But it takes vigilance to keep one step ahead of scammers, who are modifying their tactics now to foil those who have become wise to them. They now no longer insist on having the 'ransom' remitted to an overseas account and ask the victim to withdraw the money and await further instructions on how to make payment. They ask the victim to stay on his cellphone, but ask that it be kept out of sight, like in the pocket, rather than stuck to the ear. The husband of the woman who was almost cheated at the Nanyang Estate branch in April, said he had read previous reports in The Straits Times about such kidnap scams and had cautioned his wife not to fall for it when she called him after receiving the call. Giving his name as only Mr Lee, the 52-year-old quality control officer said: 'But she panicked, and being fearful for the safety of our son, decided to do what the kidnappers ordered her to do.' khush@sph.com.sghttp://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_288089.html
SINGAPORE: Police said they've arrested two suspects whom they believe are behind a series of kidnap hoax scams.Responding to a call from a 44-year-old potential victim on Tuesday morning, police staked out the ransom drop-off point at Punggol Park.Two men who showed up to collect the envelope which was left under a tree, were immediately arrested at about 3pm.Nearly S$16,000 in cash, three mobile phones and other items were found on them.In a statement, police said the two are also believed to be involved in at least four similar successful cases using a similar ruse in the past week.Both suspects will be charged in court for cheating and if convicted, could be jailed up to ten years.The police has advised the public to be cautious if they receive phone calls stating that a family member has been kidnapped, and will be harmed if money is not handed over. This could be a scam and victims should remain calm and call the police immediately. - CNA/vm
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