60-year-old Renato Calalang lost $150,000 in life savings to a convincing email scam posing as a bank representative in the Philippines.
60-year-old Renato Calalang lost $150,000 in life savings after falling for a convincing email scam claiming a family member had left him money. The Australian warehouse worker had been saving for his retirement and was now struggling to make ends meet after sending funds overseas for months. The scammer, posing as a bank representative in the Philippines, persuaded Calalang to send money to an unknown account.
March 17, 2024
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