South China Morning Post
AsiaPac · 11 mins ago
Southeast Asia’s scammers’ new disguise: your leader’s face
There is a bogus version of Singapore’s prime minister that exists only to steal money. It connected to a Zoom call, thanked a stranger for his time and helped relieve him of US$3.8 million – with the real Lawrence Wong, for a time, none the wiser about what had happened.
The victim had received a WhatsApp message purporting to be from the secretary to the cabinet, inviting him to a private meeting.
What followed was not some doctored photo or a 15-second clip designed to fool a distracted...
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