Singapore — A concerned individual appealed for assistance online after her mum fell victim to a “DBS Bicentennial Commemorative Note” phishing scam, resulting in her life savings “gone within seconds.”
Complaint Singapore Facebook page member Nayer Soh asked for advice from others on Sunday (Jan 23) as they were allegedly left in the dark regarding another phishing scam incident.
She noted that her mother was scammed by an SMS posing as DBS bank, wherein the receiver was “eligible to receive the Singapore Bicentennial Commemorative Note of S$20 for free.”
The SMS included a URL, where, once clicked, enables scammers to retrieve the victim’s banking information and passwords.
“Her entire life savings is gone within seconds, we called the bank and made police report immediately, but till today DBS has given no update (sic),” wrote Ms Soh.
“Was only notified by the police officer today of the outcome after I initiated the call,” she added.
Ms Soh noted that the incident “fractured” her family’s relationship, as it was a “life-changing amount of money.”
Netizens responding to her post said it was challenging to retrieve money lost through phishing scams.
“Have to call in and chase DBS for an update. Fraud cases usually take up anywhere between 3-6 months of investigation. If lucky, you might just be able to get back the funds,” said a netizen.
“Normally, those scams are overseas scams very…
