Today I got a call from this woman, claiming she work for this ABC co and she said I have a stock brokerage account with ABC co.

Which is true, I do have, just that I haven't use it for some time.

So she said she is tied to this ABC Co and they have seminar training from 8pm to 9pm to teach people how to play shares.

Deep down my heart I suspected it was a scam, but I played along.

So I joined, and attended the online seminar. It was hosted by this chinese guy who had a terrible english accent. What he said was so general knowledge about US treasury and all that, but then it was his description of technical charts, not that I am expert in it, sounded like talking cock.

But the lady who claimed to be ABC co customer service, is so friendly kept in touch in watsapp, guiding me and inform me before the seminar asked me to spin the wheel to win prizes.

then it dawned on me, the watsapp group so ful lof shoe polishers. At first it was only limited to admin to post, then moment she (admin) uplift the limit, so many shoe polishers, said it was a good seminar and they won nice prizes. I was busy eating my dinner and watching my kids while only 20% of my ears was listening to the seminar, didn't bother about spinning the wheel to win prizes.

after show polishing moment, she closed the post for admin only. And this keeps happening. Open shoe polisher praise, then close, expert guy start lecture.

Next day I checked the phone number with Semakpon, it didn't detect it as a scam number, nevertheless I am still careful.

Then again they have another seminar tonight, and they want to do another session of praises and shoe polishing claiming this HK lady from a prominent investment bank.

Then I call up ABC co helpdesk, they confirmed it was a scam call.

Well, then this is how they gain your trust slowly slowly until you start to remit money until it grows too big.

when they fatten the account enough they cut you off.

Ok, then I just tested the lady, I wastapp her n asked her where is her office?

She no answer me, hahahaha.

Wait lah, I will ask more questions, I am waiting for them to kick me out of the group. I think moment I asked these questions, they already know that I have realization they are a scammer. Its in their playbook 101 to focus on gullible investors. When they see me asking carefully crafted questions, they already realized I am on to them.

So now this is how it feels like being in a scam.
I see a lot of Red Flags. I just wonder those ex teachers, retirees, accountants, govt servants, why they always kena tricked by these scams?

This post has been edited by hoonanoo: Feb 1 2024, 06:05 PM

tonight I am going to talk cock in the group. Provided they allow me to comment.

I will tell them I only have RM 600 in the bank account.

let see their response.

yeah I am going to report.

I challenged the watsapp admin, she told me she is based in HK.

I asked her "WTF ABC Co is a local brokerage co has to do with HK based?"

She replied that it is a tie up between ABC Co and a famous MNC bank in HK called DEF Bank.

I heard of DEF bank but they do have a branch iN Msia.

She then said that one in google address branch in Msia is a scam.

I play on, and told her I checked n called ABC customer service that they have no tie up with DEF bank.

She said ABC customer service people have no liasing with ABC top management that's why they don't know.

The way she reply like so unprofessional does not reflect DEF Bank at all.

ABC Brokerage is a small co in Msia, there is no way their customer service don't know.

I am beginning to learn and uncover more about these investment scammer ploys

For all I know I could be messaging with a batang guy.

Her watsapp profile obviously show a pretty HK amoi. But is it really her?

I have attended MNC Banks like JP Morgan and HSBC seminars.

I can say the way these scammers claimed to be from world class bank, presented like your pasar ah kau style presentation talk cock general knowledge.

good on you.

never ever pay money to receive more money. No such thing in life.

they curse n swear at you, because for every ringgit they lost, their employer will torture them with less food, cow prod electrocution and caning.

Its called pig butchering. Even educated professional singaporeans fall for it. Its very popular when it comes to crypto currency and investment scams. They build up relationship and confidence with you, and when you earn a bit more money, they make you put in more money by instalments. Until it is too late to pull out, that's when they fed you fat enough, they think its time for the "slaughter".

Its not the caller that is the only scammer, they are also the victim. As they been tricked themselves to go overseas for a better job but ended up imprisoned in some barbed wire bangalow with high walls in Scambodia or Myanmar, to do scamming calls. If they don't reach their KPI, they be tortured and withheld food and water.

its those syndicates that are protected by corrupted officials in those countries and run in coordination with the triads and underground criminals that are the sinners that should be punished badly.