This was after she answered an ad offering money loans because she wanted to borrow $100,000.
After a woman answered an advertisement offering money loans, $1,000 was transferred to her bank account against her wishes. She was told to repay the money five days later with $350 interest.She had chanced upon the ad on WhatsApp on March 23.
"After a few hours, this Ah Boy called me and said I had never taken a loan before. He said he would loan me $1,000 and I had to pay him back $1,350 after five days before he could loan me the $100,000. "I WhatsApped him that I wanted to cancel and return him the $1,000, asking for his account number to return the money. He said no as the loan had already been processed and I must follow.
"The scammers may claim to be staff from a licensed money lender to gain your trust. You are then instructed to transfer money before the loan can be disbursed. The scammers disappear once the money is transferred.
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