Man on video call with 'Cid Police' asked to show bank card, toys with scammer instead
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A man from Singapore who accepted a video phone call from «Cid Police» was asked to present his bank card for «verification».Having realised that it was a con, the man deftly evaded the request and strung the fake cop along for anotheMan on video call with 'Cid Police' asked to show bank card, toys with scammer instead
A man from Singapore who accepted a video phone call from «Cid Police» was asked to present his bank card for «verification».Having realised that it was a con, the man deftly evaded the request and strung the fake cop along for another minute before the call was eventually cut.Facebook user Sunny Toh said last Saturday (April 18) that the scam call had come in as he was filming a separate, personal content for his TikTok account.A clip he shared online begins with him showing an incoming Google Meet call from an account with the email «cidpolice859@gmail.com», using the Singapore Police Force logo as their display picture.Toh answers the call, and the fraudster subsequently toggles on his camera to show himself in a police uniform and police cap against a blue backdrop.The caller introduces himself as «Michael from Singapore CID police» and claims that «some people» have used the man's bank account and are attempting to transfer out $1,000.«Your Singapore bank account is not safe, that's why we are calling to you,» the fake cop says. Read more














