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He was promised a win at the lottery, but the only one who ‘won’ was the scammer.<\/p>\n
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).<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Yang was told that they had insiders in Singapore Pools who could share predictions on winning numbers for 4D draws.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They then asked Yang to make payment \u2014 $1,988 for first prize, $1,688 for second prize, or $1,388 for third prize.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
On Sept 5, Yang was given five sets of 4D numbers and promised a sum of $300,000 if he won first prize.<\/p>\n
That evening, he didn’t win. None of his numbers matched the 4D results, prompting him to question the other party.<\/p>\n
Yang was then told that there was an insider who could help him change the 4D numbers and win.<\/p>\n
“The next day, the person sent me a message saying that I had won the jackpot, and sent me a photo of a cheque for $300,000,” he told Shin Min.<\/p>\n
To obtain the $300,000, however, Yang would need to keep his promise and transfer the remaining $1,488 to make up for the first prize fee. Yang obliged.<\/p>\n
On Sept 9, he faced a new issue, as the other party claimed that they required $5,850 as a handling fee because the large sum in the transfer might be flagged for money laundering.<\/p>\n
Two days later, Yang was told to transfer a further $7,840.<\/p>\n
Unable to receive his lottery winnings after wiring the money, Yang reported the incident to the police on Sept 16.<\/p>\n
Holding out hope for the windfall, Yang sent the other party another $3,500, Shin Min reported.<\/p>\n
“I’ve transferred over $20,000 in total and I’m now penniless,” he admitted.<\/p>\n
“My contract as a janitor expired last month and I am currently unemployed. I can only eat instant noodles and bread every day,” Yang said.<\/p>\n
He has lost a total of $21,688.<\/p>\n
Responding to AsiaOne’s queries, the police confirmed that a report was lodged and investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n
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