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. Suspecting it was a scam,...
"With my financial capability, I was able to make the commitment of repaying $1,830 for 60 months. So I have contacted this Ah Boy in the loan ad. Ah Boy gave me the Acra number of his company and said that he was a licensed moneylender in Singapore.
"I was not interested anymore and rejected the offer as I knew that it was almost like a scam already. If I passed him $1,350 after five days, he would not lend me the $100,000 and I would lose $350. "With that, I went to the police station to make a police report. I guess many people like me have been lured into this loan scam that is too good to be true."
"They may also ask for personal information like NRIC and contact numbers, Singpass details and bank account numbers. The information is then used to harass or threaten you for more payments."Licensed moneylenders are not allowed to solicit loans via text messages, phone calls or social media platforms.
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