unrealx262
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build another mother of all stable farm house then.. a case of to close the stable door after the horse has bolted....
build another mother of all stable farm house then.. a case of to close the stable door after the horse has bolted....
ah, ok. understand.No, that's just the app... still tied to paynow service right?
Anyhow, your paynow number is just your online identifier for ppl to transfer money to you isn't it? It's like your account nick here.... you can change it but what are you trying to prove?
This is what I have been telling many people. But they don’t **** care.
DBS should explain why that is a good practice.
Of course can. Already got your login and password. They can do anything.Funny these scammer can also easily change withdrawal limit.
consperms scam smsI have received bit ly link from OCBC before
Till 15 November 2021. Go to bit.ly/KFVOY to choose this option and for T&Cs. Questions? Call 6438 6088
I searched through all the older sms from OCBC right to 2019 but can’t find any of such links. You have any example of this? Just so that I can keep a lookout under what circumstances they’ll send such links
the person head of POSB ah? How they know it cannot be done in same way with Posb?If i can answer your question how to safeguard then i will be the head of OCBC. But that doesn't mean i cannot see there are issues with OCBC's system in this particular scam.
Already someone mentioned earlier it likely cannot be done in the same way with POSB as they require further verification for limit changes.
Ya i am the head. Why? Got problem please meet at tiong baru.the person head of POSB ah? How they know it cannot be done in same way with Posb?
However, OCBC's hotline is not equipped to immediately handle scams which are in progress.
I had to navigate an automated system for a long time before reaching a person.
Oh then please help your fren. He has complaints about OCBC security but he has no suggestions coz it needs a head to fix.Ya i am the head. Why? Got problem please meet at tiong baru.
I received quite a few of these types of SMS from OCBC with bit.ly links.. they all start with <ADV> for several promotions.. the latest one as recent as Dec 2021.. so when OCBC broadcast that they never send SMS with links, I was like..WTH? I click the link before, it shows the promotion details, like 360 Interest Promotion for Investment Products.. and there is a Login feature.. it looks very legit.. of course, I won't login thru this link, because it is just a promotion.. but if the sms says something urgent, I think it is human nature to login..
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am Siti, a mother of seven wonderful children. A wife to a caring educator. And a victim of the recent scam targeting OCBC Bank customers.
On Dec 28 last year, at 11.47am, I received an SMS which looked very much like the other ones I have received from the OCBC SMS system, which read: "The transaction function of your OCBC account will be suspended. To prevent the account from being locked out, update it on December 28. Access bit.ly/3q****."
At that time, I was occupied with my children and did not act upon it. At 2pm, I reread the SMS and followed the instructions and clicked on the link. It brought me to an authentic-looking site with the OCBC name.
As I was anxious about the account being suspended and I had some transactions to make to my children's accounts later in the day, I did not think further, and keyed in my username and password and other relevant details and checked into my account.
A few moments later, I received a notification stating that my transfer limit had been increased to $100,000. When I noticed that, I immediately called OCBC as I had not approved this.
However, OCBC's hotline is not equipped to immediately handle scams which are in progress.
I had to navigate an automated system for a long time before reaching a person.
By this wasted time, I had already received multiple notifications stating that monies were transferred out of my savings accounts and six of my children's savings accounts.
In just a few minutes, almost $100,000 was gone.
We have since made a police report but we have been told that even though accounts are insured by up to $50,000, we are unlikely to have any of our funds returned to us as it was my mistake for clicking on the link.
How can the blame be pinned entirely on me when OCBC's scam prevention measures are poorly equipped to urgently deal with a case as it is happening?
Siti Raudhah Mohd Ali
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-scammed-of-100000-but-fault-is-not-mine-alone
jin cham. 100k just gone like that. change to coins throw into sinkapore river still can hear a soundMany ppl don't even understand that this insurance is not even for scam... She is not going to get back a single cent
One benefit is that if you lose a phone, you only lose one factor of authentication. Unless you lose both phones at the same time."Customers using soft token should do online banking from a different device to that that has the soft token."
I also want to know, as I don't see any benefits in the above
anyways thanks for explaining about "soft token" tied to one HP only
like that I am lost to how scammer managed to clear out bank account unless victim not using "soft token" only using SMS for OTP 2FA
This one is for when u lose ur phone.ah, ok. understand.
I have a personal phone I use for internet banking and an office phone for work. different numbers.
once I am able to login to the ocbc app with my "ID" and "password". (combined with One Token assigned to my phone), I was able to change my paynow mobile number without being challenged.
next I installed ocbc app on my office phone and I could activate new one token with otp sent directly to my office number, bypassing my personal phone totally.
Like Windows ah? Need admin to confirmphones should have an option to make url unclickable in sms and watsapp.
So far phones dont have such function?
And it needs to show that the sms isnt from the same thread as a telco. That seems unfair imo.