A Malaysian man will be charged in court on Thursday (July 23) after he allegedly scammed an elderly woman in Singapore of $20,000.
The police received a report regarding the fake friend scam on July 3 from a 69-year-old victim who claimed that she had received a call for help from an “acquaintance”.
The “acquaintance” had purportedly been detained by Singapore Immigration after landing at Changi Airport Terminal 4 for failing to declare funds in his bank account.
He claimed he needed $20,000 to post bail, the police said.
Believing the man to be her friend, the victim went to Changi Airport T4 the next morning, and delivered $20,000 in cash to an unknown individual.
She realised she had been scammed when she was asked to make additional bank transfers.
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