Skip to main content

Online Game Scams

Image result for online game scams

Lately, I heard about a new format in scams from a friend.

I think it is some sort of scam that works on people's greed to get more without doing much.

As always with anything online, if it sounds too good to be true, it definitely is too good to be true:)

So according to my friend, the scam goes like this...

  1. Someone will send you a link to join this group chat and in the group chat, there will be people telling you how you can make use of Online Game Sites to make money!
  2. They will then tell you that you can do so easily because there is a "teacher" who will teach you how to do so because the teacher found a weakness in the programming or a bug in the website. All you need to do is to follow the teacher and it is 100% will make money... they encourage you to start with a small amount first....
  3. The teacher has fixed timings where they will come into the chat room to teach you how to play the games... and then people will start trying and share that they have made small amounts of money.
  4. At this point, the hard sell comes in and they will sell you the idea of investing larger amounts since you already saw how easy it is to make money. They even have TESTIMONIALS of successful cases of people who made tonnes of money and are enjoying life right now...
  5. If you do invest, you will find the website crashes and you will be unable to take out your "winnings".
In any case, I think it is just prudent to remember that if it sounds too good to be true, it is too good to be true.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Bank Transactions Phone Scam

  Today I received a phone call from a mobile phone number.  When I picked up, it was a very professional typical voice answering system that sounds similar to those used by large companies… The message said that there are many transactions being made in my account and that I should press 1 to speak to a customer service officer. By now I already suspected they it is a scam mainly because my corporate  phone that received this call  is NOT LINKED to any bank. Out of curiosity, I pressed 1. So it went to another audio that said their lines are busy and that I should hold the line. Then someone picked up the phone and in a Singaporean accent asked “Good morning, how may I help you..” I was pretty amazed!!! But so that they cannot record my voice. I hung up after I took a screen capture of the number. Then i called my bank to check that no transactions were  made to my account and reported this to them. I asked the bank what was the right thing to go the next time and the bank officer sai
Post a Comment
Read more

Dating App Scams

I was trying to start dating again after a failed relationship and some friends suggested using a dating app. Turns out that that was the BEST and also the WORST suggestion ever. The BEST because I did eventually find Mr Right on the app.. BUT, not before I met tonnes of scammers online. While I didnt lose any money, it was an absolute waste of time and energy for me and it was such hard work to filter them out! I really almost gave up! Anyway, I thought since I already put in the work, why not share my FINDINGS and SOP so other women who are interested in dating online can benefit from it? Once you have decided which app you will like to use, one of the most important things is the profile that you put up. Do take note to avoid the following things: Do not tell them upfront if you are widowed or divorced or recently broken up (scammers love people with these profiles so you end up wasting alot more time) Do not put just a "pretty photo" and do not use any photo w
Post a Comment
Read more

Unpaid Traffic Fine Scam

Scammers just never fail to run out of ideas. I know a few people who fell for this one.  You will be sent a SMS message that informs you that you have unpaid fines. And so you worry and click on the link.. and you will then be brought to a fraudulent website that looks like a site where you can pay the fines.. and if you do pay, you have to say goodbye to your money..  You can read more about the scam here https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/over-100-police-reports-filed-on-phishing-scam-purporting-unpaid-lta-fines-and-bills?fbclid=IwAR3g6IGM2Mxy5tJ49u_UD-nnU62NQoOCkrKZ_XUGXqufVVDRGz6LuvD3028 While this scam is pertaining to Singapore, I am sure there are similar ones out there. If ever you are asked to pay money online for whatever reason, always be vigilant. 
Post a Comment
Read more