Lily thought that she had met someone special — a man from Hong Kong who chatted her up on WhatsApp.
In an interview with the Chinese evening daily, Lily said that like the other women, she had received a message from a man who claimed to have just arrived in Singapore. He also stated how he was informed that she would be his personal translator for his trip.Lily shared that the man introduced himself as a real estate business owner from Hong Kong, explaining that he would often come to Singapore as he has an uncle who lives here.
After asking them to download the virtual currency platform's application, the scammer then taught them how to transfer the tokens back into a link he sent to them, reported Shin Min. Lily said that several women were encouraged to raise their investment after seeing positive returns. Another victim told Shin Min Daily News how she was duped into pumping in more cash following a $30,000 investment, after the scammer claimed that there would be a 50 per cent tax to withdraw entire amount.Lily told Shin Min that although the platform was genuine, she suspected that the link sent by the scammer was not, and believed that the outcome of the investment was controlled by him.