How To Identify Scams

  I received this message today... And it was the exact same message that has been going around. Noticed it was sent out of a +62 number and is expecting you to reply to a +852 number.  Means this scam is STILL ACTIVE NOW. But this scam is sort of quite obvious...  They tell you cannot return to sg.. but sending you from a +62 number.. so where the hell are they based huh? Send you photo say havent heard from you long time. My friends who havent seen me dun send me photo unless we started chatting again and say I asked.. how old is your kid now... or they have something new in their life to share like a new partner.. its just not logical to send you a photo for no reason other than to bait you   If she can send out the message using old number, why need to contact her using the new number? I read somewhere that scams are filled with loopholes so that they filter away the people who are more careful because it takes alot less effort to scam money out of people who are not careful.  Any

My friend sent me this some time back ans xomplained a scammer contacted him..  A few days later, he went play mahjong with friends and found out all his friends recieved the long lost friend scam message.  I told my sister about it and she said,  "Ya, its common now. Even mum recieved this. " So beware beware,  my friend.  If any Pretty girl sends u a photo and asks u to contact them. Something is uo.  Anyway,  the news covered a report on this.  The common traits in this scam is:  Comes with photo of a sweet looking pretty girl Asks after you about how life is in Singapore after pandemic  Says she went back to HK for some reason and cannot come back to Singapore for soem reason Lists a HK burner number and invites to contact via whatsapp cos she looking forward to be back in a few months.