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The New Scams Hitting Professionals (Most People Don’t See It Coming) [Chills 258]

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🚨 Think you’re too smart to get scammed?

Think again.

Sit with Beaver Chua, Managing Director and Head of Group Anti-Fraud at OCBC Group - a former police officer now leading the fight against scams inside one of Singapore’s largest banks.

Many scam victims today aren’t careless. They’re educated professionals and investors who thought they knew better.

In this episode, we explore:

  • Why white-collar professionals are prime scam targets

  • How investment and government impersonation scams actually work

  • The powerful role of pressure and secrecy in scam tactics

  • How AI and new technology could make scams even harder to detect

     

If you think it won’t happen to you, this conversation might change your mind.

🎧 Tune in to learn how modern scams really work — and how to stay one step ahead.

What We Discuss:

  •  02:14 - How did your journey into this field begin?
  • 07:31 - What trends are you seeing in who gets scammed today?
  • 24:37 - What’s the step-by-step pattern behind these common scam types?
  • 27:27 - How effective are multi-factor protections against scams?
  • 44:06 - Are scammers developing new methods beyond current tactics? 

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