This financial adviser was scammed. Here's what she learnt | Money Talks

It started as a text message from someone she thought was her daughter. By the time Lena Soon, a financial adviser of more than 20 years, realised something was wrong, she had lost almost S$4000 to a scam. On the Money Talks podcast, she joins Andrea Heng to recount how the scam unfolded, the warning signs she missed and tips on how to have a conversation with a loved one you suspect is a scam victim. Highlights: 00:00 Intro 02:48 How a financial adviser got scammed 04:57 The questions that exposed the scam 07:10 How a video scam cost $1.3 million 08:31 Ways to safeguard your savings 13:29 The biggest red flags to recognise 15:27 Protecting family members from financial scams 21:18 What to do after being scammed 25:03 Three tips to protect your money ======== #MoneyTalksPodcast #scams #singapore Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia