He was curious and called the phone number listed in the post. a caller got back to him a few days later in early September Although the line didn’t go through initially.
They told Mr Yang that there had been a mix-up, declaring that he had actually won the top prize. The scammers claimed that they had internal connections within Singapore Pools who could leak winning 4D numbers ahead of official draws. They then asked for advance payments, but when Mr Yang explained he couldn’t afford them, they lowered the fee to S500 to open an account, along with an extra S500 for five sets of 4D numbers. When Mr Yang confronted the caller, the scammer tried to deceive him again. They again insisted Mr Yang pay various administrative fees and taxes to release the funds.
They assured him that he would walk away with a S$300,000 (around Rs 2.2 crore) jackpot. However, none of the numbers hit during the draw on September 5. The message included a photo of a check written out for S$300,000. Over the following days, he made several bank transfers, including a single sum of S$7,840.
Mr Yang is currently out of work and revealed that he can now only afford basic staples like instant noodles and bread to survive day-to-day, according to the media outlet. As mentioned in the report, local authorities have confirmed that investigations into the incident are currently ongoing. But received nothing. It was then he realised that he had been tricked and lodged a report with the police.
He sent a total of S$21,688 by mid-September.
