The Police will be charging a 34-year-old woman on 2 August 2024 for her suspected involvement in a series of e-commerce scams involving hotel room package bookings.
From mid-December 2021 to December 2022, the Police received several reports from victims who were purportedly cheated by a seller offering discounted hotel room booking packages, for numerous popular hotels in Singapore via a social media platform. After payments were made by the victims through bank transfers and PayNow, they allegedly failed to receive the bookings.
Through follow-up investigations, officers from the Anti-Scam Command established the identity of the woman and arrested her for the offence of cheating. Investigations revealed that the woman is believed to be involved in more than 900 non-fulfilment of hotel room package bookings, where the victims had suffered financial losses amounting to more than $1.3 million.
The offence of cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code 1871 carries a punishment of an imprisonment term that may extend to 10 years and a fine.
The Police take a serious view against any person who may be involved in scams and frauds, and perpetrators will be dealt with in accordance with the law.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
01 August 2024 @ 9:50 PM