She followed the man's instructions, visiting the bank to get a token and even entering her banking details into the app.
A woman lost her life savings of more than $50,000 after she fell for an elaborate scam — all because she wanted to buy some durians online.that she had seen various advertisements by durian stalls on Facebook in the past few weeks. She gave in to her cravings and contacted one of the sellers, known as 'TMZ Fresh', last Thursday in hopes of buying durians to enjoy with her family.
She then asked the seller for details such as how to order and delivery times. They requested for her phone number, claiming that a customer service representative would follow up with her. "He also said that he would send me durians. I obliged accordingly, but kept getting declined when I tried to make payment online."
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