New Scam

[zamtresco]

I received this special alert from a good friend and please be careful when this happen to U or your family:Its all started when I received a call from someone claimed that he was Maxis asking me to shutdown phone for 2 hours for 3g update to take place. As I was rushing for a meeting, I did not question any shutdown my cell phone.After 45 minutes I feel very suspicious since the caller did not even introduce his name. I quickly turned on back my cell phone back and I received several numbers of call; few numbers from my family members and the other numbers was from the number that call me before; 3954380.I called my parents and I was shocked that they sounded very worry asking me whether I am safe. My parents told me that they received a call from someone claimed that they have me with them and asking for money to let me free. The call was so real and my parents even heard my voice crying out loud asking for help. My parent was at the bank waiting for next call to proceed for money transfer. I told my parents that I am safe and asking them to lodge a police report.Right after that I received again call from the guy asking me to shutdown my cell phone for another 1 hour which this time I refused to do so and hung up. They keep calling my cell phone until the battery run down. I myself lodge a police report and was informed by the officer that thiskind of scam always reported. MOST of the cases reported that the victim already transferred the money! And it is impossible to get back the money. Bank can only returned back the money if the owners of the account agree to do so or there is a court order.Guys, be careful that this kind of scam might happened to any of us!!!Those guys are so professional and very convincing during calls. If you asked to shutdown your cell phone for updates by the service provider, ASK AROUND! Your friend should receive the same call.Any Customer Service should introduce their NAME AT THE BEGINNING of the call. Ignore them if you don't get a name at the beginning of the call. If you received instructions from unrecognized number/person that you are not sure, make your own judgment. The BEST is DO NOT RESPONSEIf you cannot pickup your loved one's call, DO GIVE A CALLBACK immediately! Update your loved one with ALTERNATE CONTACT wherever you are If you think you are SMART that you cannot be cheated, You are wrong! Be Safe and Stay Alert!

 

[jaleeks23]

Experienced this before, but considered lucky....what happen was someone called my inlaw's housephone, when she answered, she heard "help! help!, mom help me!" in cantonese, she panic and quickly hung up. Luckily, in actual fact, her son (my bro inlaw) was still at home!...then, call came 2nd time, again the same thing "help! help!" but this time in mandarin. Then, a man's voice spoke up and said "ur son is with us"...then, my bro-inlaw screw the phuck out of him and he quickly hung up. So, this doesn't only happen on mobile phones but house phones....just beware these days..., especially for those who have old folks at home as they become panicky, it may create more damage....

 

[Chrix]

A colleague was scammed this way as well... except when the scammers called his parents claiming to have their son hostage...but the thing is..their son was with them in the same room!.

He skipped a meeting with a friend, so they suspect its inside job.

 

[Ecc0]

...yup..thats why Im always using stupidest phone ever, for every day use..only for meetings, switching shortly to better one..i think i mentioned this before, but ill repeat anyway..last year, I received call from 'maybank oficier' and she told me that someone by mistake pay in to my account 1K RM, so that person demand money back..I said, no problem, I just need to check on my account, is it true or not..so, it was really 1K more than it should be..so later lady called and requested me to pick up money and bring somewhere in PJ or she will alert police...that pissed me off real real bad...so I reply that i will NOT go now since its not my fault anyway, and if she want money, she will have to come to KL Sentral to maybank branch where i will wait with official representative from Maybank, to verify money transfer..after that..nobody ever called again till today..I do not know what could be 'dirty' work here, except money washing..weird world..

 

[BobTheBuilder]

...yup..thats why Im always using stupidest phone ever, for every day use..only for meetings, switching shortly to better one..i think i mentioned this before, but ill repeat anyway..last year, I received call from 'maybank oficier' and she told me that someone by mistake pay in to my account 1K RM, so that person demand money back..I said, no problem, I just need to check on my account, is it true or not..so, it was really 1K more than it should be..so later lady called and requested me to pick up money and bring somewhere in PJ or she will alert police...that pissed me off real real bad...so I reply that i will NOT go now since its not my fault anyway, and if she want money, she will have to come to KL Sentral to maybank branch where i will wait with official representative from Maybank, to verify money transfer..after that..nobody ever called again till today..I do not know what could be 'dirty' work here, except money washing..weird world..

Just curious, what happened to the extra 1k?

 

[Ecc0]

@BobTheBuilder
..well..its still with me, open for pick up, once money owner decide to show herself, with proper identification and account number, money came from (i have it from that transaction) .. no problems on my side

 

[BobTheBuilder]

@BobTheBuilder
..well..its still with me, open for pick up, once money owner decide to show herself, with proper identification and account number, money came from (i have it from that transaction) .. no problems on my side

I see....
I guess in your case, maybe the scam backfired on the scammer. :4:

 

[MRTA.chew]

well no one here got a gotcha call from hitz.fm?

 

[initialM]

well no one here got a gotcha call from hitz.fm?

kakakaka funny JJ & Ian