Content creator na si Kween Yasmin, nabiktima ng "voice phishing," mahigit P15,000 niya, natangay

- Content creator Kween Yasmin was victimized by "voice phishing" and lost more than P15,000

- In a report by 'Frontline Tonight,' someone called her and pretended to be a bank employee

- The said caller told her to transfer everything in her bank account to a certain account, which the caller gave her

- Kween Yasmin fell to it and did what the caller told her because she was promised that she would get it back after 15 minutes

Little did she know, her money was already gone, and it was too late.

According to her, she was supposed to use the stolen money for her mango graham business since she is the family breadwinner.

Police authorities said what happened to her was "voice phishing."

Her bank told Kween Yasmin that the investigation is still ongoing. Meanwhile, the police are still trying to trace the scammer's location.

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Source: KAMI.com.gh