Monday 3 October 2022 05:15 AM The sophisticated AMP and ANZ scam that every Australian needs to know about trends now
A call centre in the Philippines has been dramatically raided after innocent Aussies lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in a high-level superannuation scam.
Investigators interrupted up to 30 operators working in a call centre in Metro Manila as they phoned dozens of unknowing Australians in the hopes they could be tricked into handing over their hard-earned super funds.
The scammers from the phoney 'ASAL Group' operated by reading victims a detailed script that promised better returns on their super and by 'cloning' the details of a legitimate company owned by financial services company AMP.
Victims were told to 'check out' a professional website with others going as far as depositing money into a seemingly legitimate ANZ account, the ABC's 7:30 reports.
The scammers, who sat in cubicles wearing headsets, would gather information on their victims by asking questions about their lifestyle and spending habits.
One unlucky victim was Rob Wade, whose own daughter was also nearly entangled in the same cruel scam. The Queensland builder lost $200,000.
A call centre in the Phillipines has been dramatically raided after innocent Aussies lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in a high-level superannuation scam (pictured)
Speaking to the ABC, Mr Wade said he had only realised he might have been scammed six weeks after transferring the hefty sum to an ANZ account, that was actually run by the scammers.
He said he was contacted by a phone number with an NSW area code and spoke to a man scammer named Justin, who he said had an Australian accent.
Justin, who Mr Wade said had extensive knowledge of super funds, recommended the builder switch to a 'high-performing product' they used with Morgan Stanley, a well-known investment and financial services company in the US.
However, Mr Wade's hard-earned dollars would never reach the superior 'self-managed super fund' that Justin and his colleague had raved about.
'When I actually got the bank account details, which we had to transfer the money into, I thought it was an Australian bank, ANZ. It can't be a scam,' Mr Wade said.
'They actually supplied me
