A woman in her 30s lost nearly all her savings and took out multiple loans after falling victim to an online scam. Despite warnings from bank staff and police, she insisted on transferring money to an online 'friend', ultimately losing around $330,000.
The woman had transferred nearly all her savings to the scammers, and even took out multiple loans.Insisting on transferring money to an online 'friend', a woman disregarded the advice of bank staff and police officers who suspected she had fallen for a scam.
As there was no prior transfer history, the bank's fraud analyst contacted the woman to confirm the transaction and found that she was speaking anxiously and could not reasonably explain the purpose of the transfer. Peck suspended the account and called the police again, but the woman demanded the bank unfreeze her account and approve the transaction.
She had lost her savings and taken loans after believing in the 'high return investment' opportunity introduced by the scammers, according to Shin Min.
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