What the heck!! Someone called in today, with an unknown number saying calling from Maybank. Then ask me, hmm… give u the details on what he asked!
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Caller : Hello, Mr Daniel. I am calling from Maybank.
Daniel : Yes, call me for what??
Caller : Convenient to talk or not now? Maybank now has promotion to reward their customers with free credit cards. One Visa, Mastercard and American Express. Usage of it is free for 2 years.
Daniel : Huh?? Free for 2 years? You sure or not?
Caller : So can you give me your details, where you’re working at?
Daniel : ooo… in a company
Caller : What you’re working as?
Daniel : Developer
Caller : Ic ic… for verification purpose, I would like to know your salary?
Daniel : My salary ar?? For what? You know I am working, for what want to know my salary?
Caller : Oh, ok. Then we’ll try another verification. What’s your mother’s name?
Daniel : She’s call bla bla bla. Some random name. (They’ll just accept!!)
Caller : Thank you for verifying. We’ll send you your free cards to your house (How the heck they know my house address??) after all is approved!
Daniel : Can you give me your number?
Caller : Sure! I am Eddie! You can call maybank customer service number also.
Daniel : OK ok!!!
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Weird right? Well, you all can view the above? Is it a fraud? But why the heck want to give me free credit cards? Or is it they want to use my details for certain things? I don’t know.
Everything’s not safe right now? Let’s see, if the cards do arrive, I am so gonna call the customer service and ask for this whole thing. Nothing comes free!!
I wonder, whether there are such things as free? We’ll just have to wait and see!
NEW UPDATE : It looks like after I called the Maybank Customer Servic, it wasn’t a fraud! It looks like it’s authentic. Well, anyway, let’s see how this whole thing goes!
Yaaaa … this is a hacking tecnique called the social hack (not the real name, I lupa dee).
But what they do is to call/talk to you for information. Then use it against you. Example, if they actually got your mother’s name. Next time they can call you and say, ‘yo, from our database, your mom’s name is bla bla .. and we would want your pin number to clarify’ Then you would fall for it since they know your mother’s name ma!
So the advice is .. no NOT give out anything, even tho it may be a small thing like your address or ic number. They should know, no reason to call you to ask for it. 🙂