Police have arrested a 59-year-old man who is believed to be involved in a series of cheating cases targeting elderly victims.
Between June 2015 and October 2015, Police received reports from several victims, aged between 75 to 81 informing that they were approached by a Chinese man who had offered to check accounts balances’ at ATMs on the pretext that some government agencies had credited monies to their bank accounts. It is believed that these victims had either then provided their PINs to the suspect or allowed him to have sight of their PINs. Subsequently, the victims would discover that their ATM cards had been swapped unknowingly and money amounting to over $10,000 was withdrawn from their bank accounts.
Through follow up investigations, officers from Jurong Division arrested the suspect at Marsiling on 20 October 2015.
The suspect will be charged in Court on 22 October 2015 for Cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224 and Theft from ATM under Section 379 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224. Any person found guilty for the offence of Cheating shall be punished with an imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years and shall also be liable to fine. Any person found guilty for the offence of Theft shall be punished with an imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years or with fine, or with both.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
21 October 2015 @ 6:16 PM