Explaining the “NTUC Income Insurance” Scammer Who Sounds Like an Ah Beng

Explaining the “NTUC Income Insurance” Scammer Who Sounds Like an Ah Beng

Goody Feed TV·2025-09-20 19:50

Interested in a Clippers Barber franchise? Click here: https://clippers.com.sg/franchise/ Business Enquiries: https://www.business.thebluecats.com.sg/ The Blue Cats' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/singaporethebluecats/ Scammers are impersonating “NTUC Income/NTUC Insurance” callers (even though the brand is now Income Insurance) using local mobile numbers and a Singapore/Malaysia English accent. They often know your name, claim you signed up for a trial policy (e.g., via a Shopee ad), and warn you’ll be charged hundreds monthly unless you cancel. A “cancellation department” then follows up, steering you to a WhatsApp chatbot where you’re pushed to share sensitive details and eventually transfer money. Variations even include a fake MAS staffer “helping” with cancellation. This isn’t new but it’s still active. Since early 2025, police reports and a joint SPF–MAS advisory have highlighted multiple cases with large losses, and many people still receive these calls—often on weekends. It’s so common that TikTok and Reddit are full of recorded exchanges and discussions, and some folks say these are the only calls they get nowadays. What makes it “viral” is how convincing and confrontational the callers can be: they sound like familiar “Ah Beng” types, know your name (possibly via leaked data or PayNow), and sometimes lose their temper when challenged, hurling insults and trying to intimidate. That local accent and attitude create a false sense of legitimacy and keep people on the line long enough to be manipulated.

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