SINGAPORE - When a flustered man walked into UOB Bank's main branch trying to bank in a cheque of more than $150,000 to an offshore account, service associate Jenny Hong got suspicious.
When Ms Hong, 46, probed the man, in his 70s, further and asked why he needed to send money to the overseas account, he grew more rattled.Ms Hong said:"It was odd because he was trying to bank in such a large amount of money into an account that was not his. He kept saying it was very urgent and when I asked him more about it, his answers grew more and more incoherent."
"He told me he had just met her on Facebook and knew her for two months. She insisted she needed his money to complete a business deal and get commission from it."
I wish practices had been in place to help my elderly relative last week. TruistNews handed over nearly $20k to a senior citizen with no questions asked.
Well done UOB! 😊