The scammer apparently could not reply well in Malay, which raised suspicions.
\n\nPhotos from Faiz's Instagram and Canva (for illustration purposes only)
\n\nA man believes his WhatsApp account was recently hacked after his friend received mysterious messages from him, asking her to help him transfer S$1,300 to a bank account.
\n\nThe friend was willing and ready to help, until she discovered that the phone number linked to the bank account was registered in South Africa.
\n\nAccording to screenshots of the chat that Faiz's friend later shared with him, the first message was sent to her at 9:57pm on Oct. 27.
\n\nIt was sent from Faiz's number, asking if she could help him with "one big favour".
\n\nShe replied "yes" a few minutes later.
\n\n"Faiz" explained that he needed to send S$1,300 to a "friend" but he had hit the daily transfer limit on his own bank account.
\n\nHe asked if she could help to make the transfer on his behalf, and he would pay her back the next day.
\n\nAlthough the friend felt that it was a big favour, she agreed.
\n\nAt this point, "Faiz" said that the person she needed to transfer money to was a "seller".
\n\nWhen she…
Original source: https://mothership.sg/
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