Mum scammed of $1,700 after child tries selling toy on Carousell
Instead of getting paid for the toy her child had sold on Carousell, a woman lost $1,700.The buyer was fake, and her personal credentials had allegedly been stolen by scammers when she accessed a link to help her child get paid.In a TikTok video on Monday (Sept 28), user graceqin_1988 said her child had listed a doll for sale.Earlier that afternoon, a buyer expressed interest in the toy and proposed continuing the conversation on WhatsApp.Grace said her child agreed, and the buyer subsequently sent a PDF file containing payment and delivery details as well as an invoice.The invoice purportedly contained a URL link, leading to a page which asked for the input of bank login details."I didn't think much of it. My child had sold an item and was very happy, so I said to use my (banking details)," she explained.She entered her banking credentials and said she received a confirmation message on her phone."Then I followed the prompt. That's it," she stated.But when she checked online, she saw her money deducted.She said she immediately called the bank, which confirmed the outgoing transfer.