The Police have arrested two 23-year-old men for their suspected involvement in a series of online purchase refund scams.
On 1 August 2018, the Police received a report that there had been multiple suspicious refund transactions on an online shopping platform. Through ground inquiries and follow-up investigations, officers from Central Police Division established the identity of two suspects and arrested them at Lorong 5 Toa Payoh and Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 on 13 and 14 August 2018. Stolen items amounting to about S$15,000 were also recovered and seized.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the two men are believed to have created multiple accounts with different particulars and placed orders for high-value items like gaming computer parts, mobile phones and supplements. After receiving the items, the duo had allegedly submitted requests for refund claiming that they had not received the items. Subsequently, the duo is believed to have listed the items online for re-sale. The duo allegedly performed 39 counts of fraudulent refunds amounting to about S$25,900 between August 2017 and March 2018.
Investigations are ongoing.
Any persons found guilty of Cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224, shall be punished with an imprisonment term which may extend up to 10 years, and shall also be liable to a fine.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
18 August 2018 @ 2:20 PM