Five groups high on scammers’ target list
Those who have retired have a strong financial position.
SCAMMERs choose victims at random without knowing the exact amount of their savings. However, here are some of the victims who are often fell victims into the scammers’ tricks:
1. Retired
Those who have retired have a strong financial position. A retired teacher in Ipoh, Perak lost RM440,000 on Jan 25 when he was deceived by a non-existent investment scheme.
2. EPF members
EPF members can withdraw money from Account 2 at the age of 50 and they may become victims.
3. Professional
Doctors, engineers and senior university lecturers who have an income of RM10,000 and above are reported to often become victims.
4. Businessmen
Two businessmen in Johor became victims of investment fraud schemes and non-existent loans resulting in a loss of more than RM1.09 million in January.
5. Rich women
Women in this country are recorded to have been lured as victims of online fraud or scammers.
10 reasons why people are easily fooled by scammers:
- Clear authority and legitimacy displayed
- Product appeal
- Service or return
- Extortion
- Insistence
- Pressure
- Sweet promises
- Gullible
- Panic
- Develops a relationship (kinship, friendship, acquaintance) with the scammer