Singapore retiree shares how he escaped tech support fraud after providing bank details.
The Straits Times reported that an 85-year-old retiree nearly transferred money from the joint OCBC Bank account he shared with his wife. He gave the caller his account details during a tech support call but later recognized the deception and avoided completing the transfer. The article quotes the man reflecting on the incident and his realization that he had been targeted.
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Singapore retiree shares how he escaped tech support fraud after providing bank details.
The Straits Times reported that an 85-year-old retiree nearly transferred money from the joint OCBC Bank account he shared with his wife. He gave the caller his account details during a tech support call but later recognized the deception and avoided completing the transfer. The article quotes the man reflecting on the incident and his realization that he had been targeted.
The Straits Times@straits_times‘Only later did I realise how stupid I was’: Retiree, 85, almost loses $110k to tech support scam https://bit.ly/4dlnE5r
The Straits Times@straits_times‘Only later did I realise how stupid I was’: Retiree, 85, almost loses $110k to tech support scam https://bit.ly/4dlnE5r
