How To Identify Scams

If you receive a video of your child being gagged and blindfolded, it is important to stay calm and CALL YOUR CHILD TO CHECK IF THIS IS TRUE. Lately, there are more elaborate scams happening where they scam the child and asked them to take a "x-ray" via a video call and send the video of the gagged and naked person to their parents overseas to demand for ransom.  https://mothership.sg/2021/05/scam-blindfold-gag-video-call/  And one such case happened to a student in Singapore whose parents were residing overseas. The said student was told he is involved in some investigation by the police in China. "He was instructed to remove his top, gag and blindfold himself to take an "X-ray" over the video call. He was also told to isolate himself in a hotel room and cease contact with family and friends." Also, if any stranger came to you and told you that you were under investigation, the first thing you can do would be to contact the police in that country to check

  Just received a call today warning me to QUARANTINE myself immediately. It says that if I am unsure about what to do, I can press '9'. I knew it was a scam but just to see what they are up to, I decided that I will press 9. A woman speaking in heavily accented english answered me and said "Hello.." So I replied, "Hello..." and waited. And then she kept saying hello and I waited... It is apparent she is from China based on her accent.Then I asked her what is this about... She said this is a call from MOH and asked me if I knew how to speak mandarin.  "Are you kidding me, you are calling from MOH in Singapore and you cannot speak english?" I asked her. She hung up on me. When I told friends, we agreed that such scammers are really black hearted to make use of people's fear during such turbulent times.  Be careful and remember to remind the old folks at home of such scammers! Previous Post:  Long Lost Friend (Update)