On March 23, I received a phone call from a number (8946 8569) without the country code (+65). The caller greeted me by my name and claimed that he had lost his phone. He even mentioned having the flu, which he said affected his voice. He assumed the identity of someone I knew, which led me to believe him initially. He then said he would contact me via WhatsApp and asked me to keep in touch.

The following day (March 24), the caller contacted me again, this time claiming to have issues with his bank account and asking for help with his account settings. He even shared a screenshot of his POSB digibank app. This made me suspicious, and I decided to block his number from both my phone contacts and WhatsApp.

I contacted a common friend to verify the caller's identity and found out that he was not who he claimed to be. The most disturbing part of the encounter was that the caller was able to greet me by name, indicating that he had some personal information about me.

In summary, I received a phone call from an unknown number where the caller pretended to be someone I knew and tried to scam me into helping him with his bank account. I became suspicious and took appropriate measures to protect myself.