If something seems too good to be true, chances are it probably is.
While looking for a house cleaning service online, one woman thought she found a pretty good deal.
The woman surnamed Ye, told Shin Min Daily News that she saw an advertisement from a cleaning company on Facebook on Nov 11, which offered a four-hour cleaning session every fortnight for a mere $22.
“It was a very good price, and I felt it was suitable for our family. So I left my contact details with the company,” said the 40-year-old administrative assistant.
Ye said an employee from the ‘cleaning company’ contacted her the following day and asked her to download an app.
Following the employee’s instructions, Ye downloaded the app and keyed in her debit card details to pay a $5 ‘deposit’.
“After I entered my card details, the app said my card was invalid. When I showed the staff, he asked me to try using a credit card instead.”
Even after switching to a credit card, the same error appeared, and Ye was asked to try switching to a third card.
“I became suspicious and I decided to stop. After that, I checked my card’s transactions and I realised $21,000 had been transferred out of my accounts.”
One of the accounts is actually a joint account between Ye and her child, containing $8,000.
The bank also informed Ye that a total of 15 transactions were made, with amounts ranging from $447 to $4,884.
Ye has since made a police report.
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