He was promised a win at the lottery, but the only one who ‘won’ was the scammer.
An elderly man has lost over $20,000 in life savings after falling for a scam on Facebook, Shin Min Daily News reported on Sunday (Oct 18).
The 71-year-old, surnamed Yang, told the Chinese daily that he had come across a Facebook advertisement in August that promised punters guaranteed lottery wins.
While his call to the number provided in the advertisement didn’t get through, he was later contacted by the other party a few days later.
Yang was told that they had insiders in Singapore Pools who could share predictions on winning numbers for 4D draws.
They then asked Yang to make payment — $1,988 for first prize, $1,688 for second prize, or $1,388 for third prize.
Unable to fork out the sum required, Yang was told to use $500 to set up an account with them, followed by another $500 to buy five sets of numbers.
On Sept 5, Yang was given five sets of 4D numbers and promised a sum of $300,000 if he won first prize.
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