This is a awareness thread.
Many of you know I have legit issues with Carousell platform.
Things have been moving vey slowly that I have quite a number of stuff left unsold
for many months.
Recently I wanted to sell a Desktop PC on FB marketplace than this buyer message me.
Charleigh Calabrese is the user name at first sound very legit.
I am in the IT, how would I not know how to spot if there's a bot or scammer behind
the scam.
I ask him few questions like what is he using the PC for.
As well as where he stay even gave me a legit postal code 600371.
What give away this user is a scammer is when I ask him how is he going to make payment.
To me is fishy than after buyer send me a Lalamove link to get the money.
There are few things to spot here:
1) The URL link doesn't look phishing, hosted with spoofing URL with Lalamove suffix.
So very difficult to spot.
2) After clicking the Get funds it direct to a page to choose your bank.
There's no POSB/DBS proably they know POSB/DBS can block very easily.
When I choose POSB/DBS, was asked to enter my Debit card details.
Than after the URL redirect to a DBS banking page than I realize something very wrong.
When I tried to enter the DBS ibanking page, I got denied twice proably either
my PC or DBS side block the connection.
3) Than after when i notice that I could not log in as well as a agent appear out of nowhere
telling me that my userID and passcode is wrong.
I cancel and call DBS immediately, DBS immediately cancel my ibanking and card details.
I also ask DBS did anyone access my bank account money or not.
DBS told me no one have touch it and access to my bank will be restored later this week.
To all please do not use FB marketplace there are scammers lurking around.
Case update thanks to banks protective measures since despite scammer capture my ibanking details.
They are not able to log in and make any withdrawal.
Many of you know I have legit issues with Carousell platform.
Things have been moving vey slowly that I have quite a number of stuff left unsold
for many months.
Recently I wanted to sell a Desktop PC on FB marketplace than this buyer message me.
Charleigh Calabrese is the user name at first sound very legit.
I am in the IT, how would I not know how to spot if there's a bot or scammer behind
the scam.
I ask him few questions like what is he using the PC for.
As well as where he stay even gave me a legit postal code 600371.
What give away this user is a scammer is when I ask him how is he going to make payment.
To me is fishy than after buyer send me a Lalamove link to get the money.
There are few things to spot here:
1) The URL link doesn't look phishing, hosted with spoofing URL with Lalamove suffix.
So very difficult to spot.
2) After clicking the Get funds it direct to a page to choose your bank.
There's no POSB/DBS proably they know POSB/DBS can block very easily.
When I choose POSB/DBS, was asked to enter my Debit card details.
Than after the URL redirect to a DBS banking page than I realize something very wrong.
When I tried to enter the DBS ibanking page, I got denied twice proably either
my PC or DBS side block the connection.
3) Than after when i notice that I could not log in as well as a agent appear out of nowhere
telling me that my userID and passcode is wrong.
I cancel and call DBS immediately, DBS immediately cancel my ibanking and card details.
I also ask DBS did anyone access my bank account money or not.
DBS told me no one have touch it and access to my bank will be restored later this week.
To all please do not use FB marketplace there are scammers lurking around.
Case update thanks to banks protective measures since despite scammer capture my ibanking details.
They are not able to log in and make any withdrawal.
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