Bank stops woman from transferring $1,500 to 'boyfriend' for his release from S'pore Customs
A woman went to the Bedok branch of UOB to transfer $1,500 to her “boyfriend” on Feb 27.
She claimed that he was detained by the Singapore Customs and had to pay a sum of money for his release.
Bank employee Tan Wee Qian recognised the potential scam and alerted her supervisor, Ms Emilita Lim Ya Qi.
Ms Lim then successfully convinced the woman that it was a scam and prevented further loss of money.
On July 12, Ms Tan and Ms Lim were presented with the Community Partnership Award for their strong partnership with the police in preventing scams.
From left: Assistant Commissioner of Police Justin Wong, Ms Emilita Lim Ya Qi and Ms Tan Wee Qian. Photo: Singapore Police Force
Another recipient was Ms Faten Fameimi Juraimi.
On Feb 12, she was working at a 7-Eleven outlet in Circuit Road when she saw a woman who appeared to be in distress.
Ms Faten spoke to the woman and the latter explained that she was supposed to meet someone who had instructed her to purchase MyCard credits from the AXS machine.
The woman was supposed to provide a screenshot of the purchase before the person would meet her.
Ms Faten recalled a police advisory on scams and called the police for assistance, preventing further financial loss for the woman.
For more information on scams, you can visit www.scamalert.sg or call the Anti-Scam Helpline at 1800-722-6688.
Anyone with information on such scams may call the police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness.
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