SINGAPORE, Dec. 7 -- A heavily pregnant bank employee in Singapore helped prevent acustomer from losing more than S$200,000 (RM635,000) to scammers after intervening during a tense encounter at a DBS branch late last year.

The incident, reported by The Straits Times (ST), unfolded just days before the staff member went on maternity leave.

The bank said it suspected the woman was being manipulated by criminals, prompting staff to delay the withdrawal and alert authorities.

"This is my money, how can you control and not let me withdraw? If you don't let me withdraw everything, I'll close all my accounts," the woman reportedly shouted in the branch.

Fionice Teoh later recalled: "I kept reminding myself to stay calm. It would have been ea...