SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Convinced he was taking an X-ray via the phone, as instructed by who he thought was a police officer, the student posed topless, blindfolded and gagged, while on a video call. The scammers had contacted the student earlier this month, and convinced him he was under investigation. The scammers then told a 33-year-old man here to pass the student a mobile phone and SIM card. In the case of the 61-year-old, the scammers had allegedly told him the student was an important witness. After the student had initially stopped contacting his family and friends, his parents in China made a police report on May 16.

Source: The Star May 26, 2021 03:58 UTC