Scam Alert: Phone calls from +65 6098 9999

Today, I received one of those scam calls claiming to be the police. It was an a machine speaking on the other end in Mandarin/Chinese (why is it always in Chinese?? Official language in Singapore is English, fools! These scammers are idiots!!). I knew right away that this was a scam. Heck, even if it was a real person, I would think it was a scam.

Now, I'm not a law enforcer or even legally knowledgeable, but everyone should know that if the police is looking for you, they won't simply call your phone, or send a text. They WOULD appear at your home or work place, show their badge, warrant, etc, and state their business. At the minimum, they would send a printed LETTER, probably asking you to report to the police station or something.

Maybe next time I'll just play along and see what happens.

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