The man lodged a police report after realising he may have been scammed.
A person receiving a phone call from an unknown number. SINGAPORE: A man came close to losing S$250,000 after falling prey to scammers posing as a bank staff member and a police officer.
The “police officer” instructed the man to assist in the investigation by opening a new Standard Chartered bank account online and transferring S$250,000 from his accounts from other banks into the new account. After complying with the request, the man told his family about the incident. However, he later realised he might have been scammed and lodged a police report.
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