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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”.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“Your Singapore bank account is not safe, that’s why we are calling to you,” the fake cop says.<\/p>\n
The scammer continues explaining that “verification” is needed before they cancel the transaction and asks if Toh’s bank account is “already stolen”.<\/p>\n
When the man plays along and affirms that it is “stolen”, “Michael” requests for him to switch on his video camera and show his Singapore bank card.<\/p>\n
Toh cleverly turns the tables on the other party instead, saying: “It’s already stolen, I don’t have my ATM card with me.”<\/p>\n
Still, the caller persists in the ruse and asks which bank Toh has an account with.<\/p>\n
“Oh, I have five to six bank accounts,” he replies.<\/p>\n
“Michael” appears to grow frustrated at this point, warning Toh that he will lose his money if he does not co-operate.<\/p>\n
In another attempt to fish for information, the swindler says his “system” shows that the affected account is a DBS bank account and reiterates the supposed transfer of money from that account.<\/p>\n
“Yes, I have all the banks except DBS though,” Toh quips.<\/p>\n
The scammer then hangs up the call.<\/p>\n