'I think it's a scam': Woman intervenes to stop MRT commuter from showing bank details to alleged police impersonator“我觉得这是个骗局”：女子上前阻止地铁乘客向疑似冒充警察的人出示银行卡信息
A woman was stopped from potentially sharing her personal details with a scammer after a fellow commuter intervened during a suspicious phone call on the MRT.In an Instagram post on Thursday (Sept 17), user vitrealestate, who identifies herself as Vit Olivia Ng on her account, recounted how she overheard the woman receiving a suspicious call while they were travelling on...
A woman was stopped from potentially sharing her personal details with a scammer after a fellow commuter intervened during a suspicious phone call on the MRT.
In an Instagram post on Thursday (Sept 17), user vitrealestate, who identifies herself as Vit Olivia Ng on her account, recounted how she overheard the woman receiving a suspicious call while they were travelling on an MRT train.
According to Ng, the call was conducted on speaker mode, allowing nearby passengers to hear the caller shouting and speaking aggressively.
The woman appeared visibly nervous and was seen showing her passport to the caller during a video call. The caller then allegedly instructed her to show her bank card as well.
Concerned that the woman was about to reveal sensitive personal and banking information, Ng decided to step in.
"I think it's a scam," she told the woman, who promptly ended the call.
Ng typed an explanation on her phone to help the woman understand the situation and advised her not to share her banking or personal details with anyone over the phone.
Caller allegedly posed as police officer
Based on the call history shown on the woman's phone, the caller appeared to be impersonating a police officer and had contacted her through an unknown email address.
After the call ended, Ng and the woman exchanged contact details, with the latter thanking her for stepping in.
Ng said the woman was from the Philippines and had moved to Singapore just three weeks earlier in search of employment.
"She didn't expect to encounter scams like this here, and genuinely thought she had done something wrong when the 'police' called her," Ng wrote.
Ng said approaching a stranger on the train felt "a little awkward", but decided that it was important to offer help when someone appeared to be in trouble.
"You never know when a small act of courage can make a difference."
AsiaOne has reached out to vitrealestate for comment.
asyiqin.nadzri@asiaone.com
一名女子在地铁上接到一个可疑电话时，被一名乘客及时制止，避免了向诈骗分子泄露个人信息。
周四（9 月 17 日），用户 vitrealestate（其账号名为 Vit Olivia Ng）在 Instagram 上发帖讲述了她在乘坐地铁时无意中听到一名女子接到一个可疑电话的经过。
据 Ng 称，通话是通过免提模式进行的，附近的乘客都能听到通话者大声喊叫和咄咄逼人地说话。
这名女子看起来明显很紧张，在视频通话中向对方出示了护照。随后，对方据称指示她出示银行卡。
担心该女子即将泄露敏感的个人和银行信息，吴决定出手干预。
“我觉得这是个骗局，”她告诉那位女士，那位女士随即挂断了电话。
吴女士在手机上打字解释，帮助这位女士了解情况，并建议她不要在电话中向任何人透露自己的银行或个人信息。
来电者据称冒充警察
根据该女子手机上的通话记录显示，来电者似乎冒充警察，并通过一个未知的电子邮件地址与她联系。
通话结束后，吴女士和那位女士交换了联系方式，后者感谢吴女士的帮助。
吴先生说，这名女子来自菲律宾，三周前才搬到新加坡找工作。
“她没想到会在这里遇到这样的骗局，当‘警察’打电话给她时，她真的以为自己做错了什么事，”吴写道。
吴女士表示，在火车上接近陌生人感觉“有点尴尬”，但她认为当有人似乎遇到麻烦时，提供帮助是很重要的。
“你永远无法预料，一个小小的勇敢举动何时会改变一切。”
AsiaOne已联系vitrealestate征求意见。
asyiqin.nadzri@asiaone.com