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One tap, one call, bank account drained, how a visa scam fooled Kuwait resident
In simple terms
A caller who appeared to know personal details about a resident’s family plans allegedly used that information to gain his trust, turning a routine visa-related conversation into an online fraud that left his bank balance almost empty.
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