Is it possible for the CFO of our largest financial corporation to be scammed in this manner? How?!?!?!?

This sounds like embezzlement attempt gone wrong. got caught!

Zoom video call seriously? Dont have Microsoft Team that can record video calls???

Even a janitor like me also know, big decision need black and white. Official email  pun takda want to execute

Why Maybank use JP Morgan bank to transfer money?

Maybank themselves can’t transfer?

Ahh Alvin I know this guy

Fuyoh, name dropping. What benefit you got from knowing him?

I also can name drop. I know Johan Merican but got zero advantage.

If true then shes got to be the dumbest cfo ever. How can simply authorize transfer without board & ceo approval.

The fact that she even requested a transfer means that she is not fit for that position

The answering of unknown numbers

Zoom call that duped her. Even with advances in AI there could be red flags right? Unless she doesn't know the CEO at all and have never spoken to him

She never bothered to check the payee details for any red flags?

Plus the fact she has the personal number of the person who allegedly instructed her why not immediately contact him

I don't blame maybank, I would smell a rat in this story as well

Ignoring the uncanny valley effect mannerisms hard to fake. Especially if they have a working relationship for some time. You speak to your co worker you know for some time way different from a person you deal with formally for a few times

A simple how the kids doing can kantoi a scammer.

This article appears to be widely shared on LI and is a distilled summary of the weekend edge article

Thinking to buy a copy to read this later.

Could be more to this story

Plot twist ceo orchestrated this shit? Hahha

Later gonna buy the hard copy liao

Big corporates got what they call Approval Paper: board members must sign off.

She can't just do transfers at whim and fancy of phone call instructions.