The interview was facilitated by the police and comes after figures they released on Monday showed that victims of Chinese officials impersonation scams had lost S$49.5mil (RM153.06mil) in the first six months of this year. He also received calls and text messages from multiple individuals claiming to be Chinese officials, sometimes five per day. The scammers also provided him with various excuses to use in asking his parents for money. But his parents grew suspicious with his repeated requests and told their son’s roommate to notify the police in Singapore. It includes Chinese officials impersonation scams.

Source: The Star September 02, 2021 04:41 UTC