Be wary of new friends you met online

Anonymous | 03 May 2023

Investment Scam Internet Love Scam
I met a guy on CMB and we chatted on the app before moving to WhatsApp. He then showed me a video of him deleting the CMB app and sent me photos of food and his daily life. However, when we confirmed a date to meet, he suddenly got deployed to Indonesia for work, and we were unable to meet or use Facetime due to security reasons.

Despite this, we continued chatting daily for 2-3 weeks, and I even helped him take photos of a half-done BTO project. He then started sharing the investments he made and created an account for me to invest privately. He gave me links and a guide on how to use the website, which was related to Guocoland projects and part of the Hong Leong Group. He claimed it was a real deal and asked me to upgrade my membership tier by topping up money.

He also asked me to increase my ATM credit limits to the maximum and inquired about the number of bank accounts I had. He repeatedly asked me to top up money for investment and assured me that I would earn money. I almost fell for it, but after reading similar stories, I blocked him. I hope women like me won't fall victim to love or investment scams.