The Police have arrested a 16-year-old teenager for his suspected involvement in a case of sexual services scam.
On 26 November 2020, the Police received a report from a victim who informed that he was purportedly cheated by a ‘woman’ who had asked him to make an advance payment into a bank account in exchange for sexual services. After the payment was made, the ‘woman’ had allegedly become uncontactable.
Through investigations, officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Divison established the identity of the teenager and arrested him on 22 December 2020. Preliminary investigations revealed that the teenager is believed to have masqueraded as woman on online platform, locanto, to cheat and is involved in other similar cases island-wide.
The teenager will be charged in court on 23 December 2020 with cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code, which carries an imprisonment term that may extend to ten years, and a fine.
The Police take a serious view of persons who may be involved in scams and frauds, and perpetrators will be dealt with, in accordance with the law.
For more information on scams, members of the public can visit www.scamalert.sg or call the Anti-Scam Hotline at 1800-722-6688. Anyone with information on such scams may call the Police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
23 December 2020 @ 7:45 AM