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SINGAPORE - She was confident that even if she talked to a scammer, she would not fall for their tricks. Yet, a woman who wanted to be known only as Ms Lee, 48, lost over $78,000 to a job scam in four days. Her ordeal in February caused her to lose almost 9'I thought I could outwit scammers': Woman who lost over $78,000 to job scam in 4 days
SINGAPORE - She was confident that even if she talked to a scammer, she would not fall for their tricks. Yet, a woman who wanted to be known only as Ms Lee, 48, lost over $78,000 to a job scam in four days. Her ordeal in February caused her to lose almost 90 per cent of her life savings. Job scams were among the top scams of concern in 2024, with victims reporting more than 9,000 cases and losing $156.2 million, according to annual police statistics. Scammers typically contact the victim on messaging apps, lure the victim into depositing money for a job offering attractive commission rates, then steal the funds. Ms Lee, who works in sales, said someone using a foreign number contacted her on WhatsApp in late 2024 offering her an online part-time job. She agreed, as she felt her work was mundane. Soon, she was contacted by another man named “Charles Khoo” who claimed to be a Malaysian in Singapore, who was married, with a newborn. Read more