Me Time!

[Coolkidsrock2]

Liew Nga Wing\" post_id=\"2120857\" time=\"1697539365\" user_id=\"195250:[quote=\"Liew Nga Wing\" post_id=2120857 time=1697539365 user_id=195250]
DS has just got married last weekend and I am now a mother in law and may become granny soon.[/quote]

Gong xi, gong xi on new role and milestone.

[Liew Nga Wing]

Coolkidsrock2\" post_id=\"2120878\" time=\"1697551973\" user_id=\"48901:

Gong xi, gong xi on new role and milestone.

Thank you Cool.

[lee_yl]

MyPillow\" post_id=\"2120810\" time=\"1697511272\" user_id=\"70594:

my ds has two offers for internship , one is healthcare compliance/HR another is big financial institue.
he will start in early Nov, after his national duty

i dunno why he got offers, or is it due to his future uni course enrolment :scratchhead: envy coz i also want
to find this type of low commitment job with reasonable salary - for staying active n make new work frens

Both offers sound attractive but the exposure and skills learnt will be very different. The healthcare compliance / HR role will likely train up meticulousness and a rules-based worldview whereas the financial institute could raise financial awareness and a pathway to fintech.

[lee_yl]

lee_yl\" post_id=\"2119657\" time=\"1695914089\" user_id=\"17023:

Seeking advice. I have an acquaintance who recently told me that she found her ideal BF. I was happy for her until she shared that her BF is returning from overseas to spend Xmas with her. She has not met him in real life but she is sure he’s not a scammer because they use FaceTime to chat. She has seen his real face.

I read from ST articles about the modus operandi of love scammers and my acquaintance’s situation sounds suspiciously like the profile of a love scam. But newspapers never teach us how to help those whom we think has fallen in love with such scammers!! :imdrowning: :?:

When I said too much, can tell from her facial expression, she is not happy. For someone (who think they are) in love, they don’t seem to want to listen. Very sad to witness something like this happening, like a car accident happening in slow motion, but I am hapless to prevent an impending disaster.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/gone-in-15-days-40-years-of-savings-amounting-to-more-than-1-million

Dear friends,

Do you all remember the love scam post I posted here some weeks back?

I was shocked when I read the ST article yesterday about how a retiree who lost over $1mil to a Facebook friend because the tactic described in ST is very similar to what my friend went through recently.

The fake Facebook BF told my friend that he needed to procure some specialized materials for his project from a Malaysian supplier but he couldn’t speak Mandarin and sought my friend’s assistance. Shortly after, a Malaysian registered number called my friend to try to confirm the order, and to secure the order, my friend had to place a deposit of US$250K.

Luckily, my friend did not help as we had told her umpteen times that the fake BF would ask for money in one way or another. The fake BF got mad when informed by my friend that she was not able to help and even scolded my friend!!!

My friend FaceTime him before and described the fake BF as a very handsome Chinese-looking Singaporean but the weird thing is, when she sent me a short audio clip of their conversation, this man spoke with an Indian accent.

Although I felt relieved that my friend did not fall prey to the fake Facebook BF scam, I felt sad that I couldn’t help the retiree (in the ST article) from being scammed of her $1mil savings. Do repeatedly remind our relatives/friends to be wary of these online friends.

[MrsKiasu]

These kind of scamming is really a very bad thing to do. Hope the people can go beyond think a little further for the victims… How hopeless and desperate these ppl will become when all their savings are gone and they are unable to work.

[Liew Nga Wing]

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2120896\" time=\"1697596987\" user_id=\"43981:

These kind of scamming is really a very bad thing to do. Hope the people can go beyond think a little further for the victims.. How hopeless and desperate these ppl will become when all their savings are gone and they are unable to work.

Maybe those BF are also the victims of scamming as those in the movie \"No More Bets\" (孤注一掷), they are being trafficked to Myanmar and forced to defraud online.

[Estéema]

lee_yl\" post_id=\"2120895\" time=\"1697596144\" user_id=\"17023:

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/gone-in-15-days-40-years-of-savings-amounting-to-more-than-1-million

Dear friends,

Do you all remember the love scam post I posted here some weeks back?

I was shocked when I read the ST article yesterday about how a retiree who lost over $1mil to a Facebook friend because the tactic described in ST is very similar to what my friend went through recently.

The fake Facebook BF told my friend that he needed to procure some specialized materials for his project from a Malaysian supplier but he couldn’t speak Mandarin and sought my friend’s assistance. Shortly after, a Malaysian registered number called my friend to try to confirm the order, and to secure the order, my friend had to place a deposit of US$250K.

Luckily, my friend did not help as we had told her umpteen times that the fake BF would ask for money in one way or another. The fake BF got mad when informed by my friend that she was not able to help and even scolded my friend!!!

My friend FaceTime him before and described the fake BF as a very handsome Chinese-looking Singaporean but the weird thing is, when she sent me a short audio clip of their conversation, this man spoke with an Indian accent.

Although I felt relieved that my friend did not fall prey to the fake Facebook BF scam, I felt sad that I couldn’t help the retiree (in the ST article) from being scammed of her $1mil savings. Do repeatedly remind our relatives/friends to be wary of these online friends.

Thk u for yr update. Good to know that yr alert to her had helped her to be alert & in this occasion, it seems she’s able to let her sensibility rule her heart.

[MyPillow]

lee_yl\" post_id=\"2120895\" time=\"1697596144\" user_id=\"17023:

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/gone-in-15-days-40-years-of-savings-amounting-to-more-than-1-million

Dear friends,

Do you all remember the love scam post I posted here some weeks back?

I was shocked when I read the ST article yesterday about how a retiree who lost over $1mil to a Facebook friend because the tactic described in ST is very similar to what my friend went through recently.

The fake Facebook BF told my friend that he needed to procure some specialized materials for his project from a Malaysian supplier but he couldn’t speak Mandarin and sought my friend’s assistance. Shortly after, a Malaysian registered number called my friend to try to confirm the order, and to secure the order, my friend had to place a deposit of US$250K.

Luckily, my friend did not help as we had told her umpteen times that the fake BF would ask for money in one way or another. The fake BF got mad when informed by my friend that she was not able to help and even scolded my friend!!!

My friend FaceTime him before and described the fake BF as a very handsome Chinese-looking Singaporean but the weird thing is, when she sent me a short audio clip of their conversation, this man spoke with an Indian accent.

Although I felt relieved that my friend did not fall prey to the fake Facebook BF scam, I felt sad that I couldn’t help the retiree (in the ST article) from being scammed of her $1mil savings. Do repeatedly remind our relatives/friends to be wary of these online friends.

glad that your fren did nt fall into prey. But i hope she is not too hurt by this failed love/relationship
yah, i feel sad when i read abt all the scam news, some old and some can be educated adults too
i thought i heard fr news, s quite a number are young adult victims - which they think they will not get scam easily
it is good to share an remind stories here too , to keep us informed

[lee_yl]

I am quite upset because I just got to know that my friend and her Facebook BF are still in contact! The Facebook BF managed to convince my friend that the recent ST scammer article was not him by asking, “why don’t you trust your own BF?” , which makes my friend feel bad/guilty. This type of scammers are really sweet talkers and dangerous to go near!


Interior Designer, cannot speak mandarin, need help to procure special materials from overseas etc. Just like what’s being reported in the papers. I have another friend who told me today that she has a FB friend request from an “overseas interior designer” and she quickly blocked him. So everyone just be mindful

[00skyblue00]

:thankyou: for sharing

lee_yl\" post_id=\"2120895\" time=\"1697596144\" user_id=\"17023:

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/gone-in-15-days-40-years-of-savings-amounting-to-more-than-1-million

Dear friends,

Do you all remember the love scam post I posted here some weeks back?

I was shocked when I read the ST article yesterday about how a retiree who lost over $1mil to a Facebook friend because the tactic described in ST is very similar to what my friend went through recently.

The fake Facebook BF told my friend that he needed to procure some specialized materials for his project from a Malaysian supplier but he couldn’t speak Mandarin and sought my friend’s assistance. Shortly after, a Malaysian registered number called my friend to try to confirm the order, and to secure the order, my friend had to place a deposit of US$250K.

Luckily, my friend did not help as we had told her umpteen times that the fake BF would ask for money in one way or another. The fake BF got mad when informed by my friend that she was not able to help and even scolded my friend!!!

My friend FaceTime him before and described the fake BF as a very handsome Chinese-looking Singaporean but the weird thing is, when she sent me a short audio clip of their conversation, this man spoke with an Indian accent.

Although I felt relieved that my friend did not fall prey to the fake Facebook BF scam, I felt sad that I couldn’t help the retiree (in the ST article) from being scammed of her $1mil savings. Do repeatedly remind our relatives/friends to be wary of these online friends.