Online friend tried to convince me to invest

Anonymous | 03 Mar 2023

Internet Love Scam
I met a guy on OKC who introduced himself as an employee at Garena. At first, he seemed nice, sharing pictures of what he ate and did, but he never showed his face. He called me daily to chat and eventually started hinting at a scheme he wanted me to join in on.

He invited me to KL on a work trip to inspect a "bto project" he wanted to participate in. Out of kindness, I helped him take pictures of the site. He then used the pictures to "apply" for a slot for me at a fake "government private crowdfunding" app by SEA Online.

Without knowing it was fake, I installed the app and followed his instructions. The first time, I received my money back, but the app seemed suspicious, so I searched online and discovered that such scams exist.

When I confronted him, he became angry and started to scold me. Please be careful! I believe that if I had fallen for the scam a second time, my money would not have been returned.