I lost over $14k after doing a 'survey' online!

Anonymous | 08 Jan 2023

Job Scam

1) i answered to a whatsapp request on a survey on singapore attractions.

2) it happened just last week during.

3) i lost a total of $14,000 sgd.

Brief summary
a sms was sent to phone saying that it will pay a commission ($6) to answer a simple survey on singapore attractions. I felt is was a simple request and responded to the message. Following the answer, the person referred me to a colleague who will pay out the commission. The colleague then asked for my name age and number to pay out the commission. She then asked me if i was interested to earn more commissions by liking youtube videos by sending screenshots on telegram which i agreed to, i then earned some commissions. Subsequently, the colleague referred me to search for @judy6655 and her on telegram for the mission (task) to be completed. (judy) then asked if i am interested to complete some tasks to earn more commissions. I agreed and was asked to create an account on a link (fddf1.com) she gave. The website was used to purchase cryptocurrency. (judy) assured me that her colleague (kennedy) would guide us to make the investment and the returns would double. Upon completion of the first 2 tasks, the commissions were payed back to my bank account to gain my trust that the platform was legitimate. It even had the name of the person who transferred the monies. On 6 jan 2023, (kennedy) then texted me on telegram. He gave me another link (562oz.com) and gave specific instructions to purchase on the website which i followed. In order to withdraw the money earned in the transaction, i would have to top up money into the account. I would have to transfer money to (kennedy) through (judy) so that the money will be credited to my account on the website. I then transferred and followed the instructions to them and kennedy kept on asking me to top up more money as someone in the group made an error. I then suspected this is a scam and i decided to lodge a police report to make others aware. I did earn a little at the beginning but eventually, i lost around $14K!

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