'Lucky Draw' Scam Targets Local Chinese Community
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Bandar Seri Begawan - The public especially members of the Chinese community are advised not to reioice if they receive text messages stating that they have won US$108,000 (about B$.182,250) in lucky draws, because it's a scam.

Some members of the Chinese community said they did receive such text messages or SMS.

However they added that when they replied or called the sender, they were told that they would need to deposit some amount as tax or fee before they would be entitled to the cash prizes.

"The woman who answered my call said that I needed to deposit US$1;000 in a foreign bank account as the processing fee and tax, saying that it was mandatory to do so," said one near-victim.

"When I asked the woman a lot of questions, the woman got agitated and hung up.

"A few more people that I know have also received similar text messages and I just wanted to inform the public to be aware of the scam," he added.

He called for receivers to ignore the messages completely as it was apparently a `con job' and a scam to cheat people especially members of the Chinese community.

"The scam artistes only need a few victims to fall for their tricks out of the several SMS that they send. We hope these few victims can be made fully aware," they said.

They also warned the public to be wary of mailed pamphlets from a Feng Zhu Zhen Ren who claims that he is a `master' who can help people achieve wealth and luck in love and marriage. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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