The Police have arrested a 33-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a series of job scam cases.
In January 2022, the Police received several reports from victims who were purportedly cheated by a man who promised to help them to secure a high paying chauffeur job. The victims were allegedly instructed to hand over cash amounting to about $200 as part of the administrative payments for the job. The victims were purportedly directed to purchase a mobile phone, sign up for telco lines and hand over the purchased phone to the man for their subsequent use in the chauffeur job that they were promised, and were supposedly informed that the money paid would be reimbursed. The victims would realise that they had been scammed when they were not given any jobs, monetary reimbursement or their phones back.
Through follow-up investigations, officers from Clementi Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him on 17 January 2022. Preliminary investigations revealed that he is believed to be involved in other similar cases of job scam.
The man will be charged in court on 18 January 2022 with cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code 1871. The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to 10 years and a fine.
If you have information related to such crimes or if you are in doubt, please call the Police Hotline at 1800-255-0000, or submit it online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness. Please dial ‘999’ if you require urgent Police assistance.
For more information on scams, members of the public can visit www.scamalert.sg or call the Anti-Scam Hotline at 1800-722-6688. Join the ‘Spot the Signs. Stop the Crimes’ campaign at www.scamalert.sg/fight by signing up as an advocate to receive up-to-date messages and share them with your family and friends. Together, we can help stop scams and prevent our loved ones from becoming the next victim.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
17 January 2022 @ 10:38 PM