The Police have arrested two men, aged 23 and 24, for their suspected involvement in cheating an e-commerce platform of more than S$69,000.
On 6 November 2020, the Police received a report that multiple suspicious refund transactions were made on an e-commerce platform. Through follow-up investigations, officers from Central Police Division established the identity of the two men and arrested them separately on 11 and 12 November 2020. Items amounting to about S$6000 were recovered and seized.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the two men are believed to have created multiple accounts to purchase items from the e-commerce platform. After receiving the items, they had allegedly submitted requests for refund claiming that they had not received the items. The duo is believed to have performed close to 50 refund transactions that amounted to more than S$69,000.
Investigations are ongoing. The offence of cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224 carries an imprisonment term up to 10 years and a fine.
Photo: Items that were seized as case exhibits
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
12 November 2020 @ 9:00 PM