• A Singaporean girl discovered a web-based vendor providing durians for lower than half their avenue value.
• As a substitute of getting low cost durians, nevertheless, she was tricked into shedding $37,400 — her life financial savings.
• She was left with solely $5 in her checking account. 

A girl in Singapore was scammed of her life financial savings and left with simply $5 after making an attempt to purchase durians from a bogus vendor.

The girl, surnamed Xu, noticed a deal on a Fb retailer providing the Mao Shan Wang durian selection for $4.50 per kilogram and the D24 selection for $2.25 per kilogram, Lianhe Zaobao, a Singaporean Chinese language-language day by day newspaper reported. 

In December, the Mao Shan Wang durian, also referred to as Musang King, was priced at $16 per kilogram, whereas the D24 selection was priced at $12 per kilogram, native media outlet The Straits Occasions reported. 

Attracted by the low costs, the 50-year-old girl contacted the durian vendor on Fb, known as “TMZ Contemporary,” on Could 4 to position her order and discover out what their supply instances have been, per Zaobao. 

The vendor took down her telephone quantity and stated that she would hear from a member of their customer support crew, Zaobao reported.

Quickly after, Xu acquired a name from a person who instructed her to put in a cell utility and enter her private particulars to acquire membership, per Zaobao.

She was then advised to gather a password generator token from her financial institution and to enter her banking info into the app, which she did on Could 6.

The person additionally provided to throw in a number of durians totally free, native media outlet Mothership reported. 

Xu didn’t understand that the bogus vendor had taken round $37,400 from her checking account. She realized she’d been scammed when she tried to pay for meals a day later, on Could 7.

She found “two unauthorized transfers to the account” on Could 6, one value $20,695 and the opposite value $16,700, per Zaobao. 

“These are my life financial savings,” Xu advised Zaobao. She solely had $5 left in her checking account, Zaobao reported. 

The native police confirmed with Zaobao that they’re conscious of the case and are investigating the matter. 

The Singapore Police Power didn’t instantly reply to Insider’s request for remark.