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Wow, something out of the ordinary happened in office today but it did add a little excitement to our regular office life :) Some time after lunch, a colleague of mine received a call on her office line. Upon picking up the call, she heard an automated system saying that she has a voice message and later, she was speaking t0 a chinese national lady and I think the lady mentioned that she is calling from the subordinate court, calling to seek my colleague's assistance in a case because her account has been used in a money laundering case by loansharks. What is amazing is that they know the name and even which area we are in because much later, someone by the name of "Mohd Nizam" or something like that from the nearby police post called to mentioned that the call she got is a scam call. But then, there are a few things amiss:

1. How did the police get to know about the case? Could it be the people behind the scam, sensing that my colleague was suspicious and so called back impersonating the police, and so making the victims think they have lodged a police report over the phone?
2. Why did the call go to most of my colleagues except me? Seems like everyone got the call except me, aiyoh no fun one :D

Anyway, we suggested that my colleague call the main police hotline and soon after we received a call from Tanglin Police Station about the matter. And the funny thing was, I thought it was another scam call :D Anyway, hope the police will get these people soon because it is really sickening knowing that there are people out there waiting to prey on people for their hard-earned money. It really makes me sick!

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Woman loses $55,000 to phone scam She had received a call from a woman who claimed to be an officer from the Subordinate Court. -ST
Tue, Dec 11, 2007
The Straits Times

A WOMAN transferred $55,000 to two bank accounts to settle a money laundering case which she was alleged to have been involved in.

Police said the woman, who is in her late 30s, was at home in Choa Chu Kang Street 64 on Dec 4 when she received a call from a woman who claimed to be an officer from the Subordinate Court.

The caller accused her of being involved in a money laundering case and told her to appear in court unless she transferred money to two bank accounts.

The con woman said she would visit the victim at home on Dec 7 with documents to settle her case after the money had been paid up.

The victim made the transfers totalling $55,000 on Dec 6, but the trickster did not turn up the next day.

Source: http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20071211-40665.html