When contacted by a job recruiter via Telegram, a woman thought that she had found herself a quick and easy way to earn some extra cash. However, she had fallen for a fake job scam and unwittingly roped her friends into it as well. Speaking to AsiaOne, the 21-year-old student, who wished to be known as Lee, said that she...
August 21, 2024 7:45 AMWhen contacted by a job recruiter via Telegram, a woman thought that she had found herself a quick and easy way to earn some extra cash.Speaking to AsiaOne, the 21-year-old student, who wished to be known as Lee, said that she was approached by a recruiter via Telegram for a marketing job in May which involved posting housing units for sale on various social media on behalf of a real estate company.
Following this discovery, Lee immediately called the bank to block her own account and made a police report. This was followed by 45 per cent of respondents indicating they were contacted by someone impersonating a government official, requesting personal information or to transfer funds. On the other hand, nearly half of all respondents said that they had not been scammed themselves but knew someone who was scammed before.
Working adults and parents of young children were viewed as less likely to be susceptible to scams.
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