Title | : | How To Tell if You're Being Scammed: Love Scammers' Tactics Exposed | Talking Point Extra |
Duration | : | 13:21 |
Viewed | : | 582,503 |
Published | : | 28-07-2022 |
Source | : | Youtube |
With the help of anti-scam organisations, #TalkingPoint producer Cheryl Tan got hold of scripts used by Asia-based love scam syndicates to execute ‘pig butchering scams’ - a mashup of romance scam and fake investment schemes. These scammers target victims, many highly educated professional women, from all over - the US, Europe, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and more. (Watch: https://youtu.be/ZacChEz3Am8) These syndicates have developed handbooks of psychologically manipulative tactics detailing step-by-step instructions and conversation techniques, to allay victims' suspicions - so they don't realise until it's too late. (Are you the victim of a scam or know someone who is? Email us your story: cnainsider@mediacorp.com.sg) So in this #TalkingPointExtra, Cheryl shares how to identify when you - or someone you know - are being manipulated. 00:00 Why it’s called ‘pig butchering’ scam / 杀猪盘 01:35 Where are scam syndicates based? 01:59 Why are Singaporeans targeted? 02:09 Apps & platforms where scammers hunt for victims 04:15 Conversation techniques to build an emotional connection 06:14 Why scam syndicates think women make easier targets 08:12 A victim shares why she decided to ‘invest’ 08:32 How scammers get victims hooked on ‘investment platforms’ 10:16 Why highly educated women still get scammed 10:53 Plot twist - the scammers are victims too. 11:49 Dangers of filming in Sihanoukville, Cambodia 12:30 Where to get help For help wherever you are, contact: Global Anti-Scam Organization https://www.globalantiscam.org/contact Global Anti-Scam Alliance https://www.gasa.org/contact-4 If you're in Singapore: For scam-related advice, call the anti-scam hotline 1800 722 6688 or go to www.scam alert.sg. To provide information on scams, call the police hotline 1800 255 0000, or submit online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness. Watch the full episode of Asia's Tinder Swindlers: Exposing Love Scam Rings In Cambodia : https://youtu.be/ZacChEz3Am8 Also watch: Scam Town, The Chinese Village Where Nearly Everyone's A Phone Scammer: https://youtu.be/q5PI5ZtJTSY Bank Scams: How Far Would Cyber Criminals Go?: https://youtu.be/Vt9nyLRb-_0 Inside Taiwan’s Phone Scam Rings: https://youtu.be/th2-6t-488w #CNAInsider #CNATalkingPoint #Scam #RomanceScam #LoveScam
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