A 66-year-old private-hire driver in Singapore was defrauded of $60,800 after purchasing a used car that was later repossessed. Seng Kim Wang was promised the vehicle by Kartiam Singapore through a listing on Motorist Singapore. He paid in full but never received the legal ownership transfer. The car was ultimately repossessed by Motorist Singapore, leaving Seng with significant financial hardship.
On Sept 28, 66-year-old private-hire driver Seng Kim Wang saw a Facebook ad that took him to a listing for a used car by Kartiam Singapore on Motorist Singapore. Seng signed the sales agreement for the five-year-old car at CarVault-AML's showroom and was told that he would receive the car on Oct 10. Yong delivered the vehicle to a carpark in Tengah but told Seng that the transfer of ownership could not be completed as it was after office hours and demanded the remaining $60,800.
Although Seng insisted on paying only after the transfer of ownership, Yong said full payment had to be made and Seng reluctantly complied. 'Car rental is expensive. By paying in full, I can work without having to worry about the car expenses,' Seng, who has been working as a private-hire driver for six years after 10 years as a cabby, told TNP. The transfer of ownership remained incomplete despite Seng's numerous requests, which were met with either excuses or silence. Yong repeatedly claimed he was waiting for Motorist Singapore to process the transfer. On Oct 18, he told Seng that his employer had agreed to compensate for his lost income as he could not drive the car before the transfer of ownership. A Motorist Singapore employee told him that the car had been repossessed and asked him to schedule a time to retrieve his belongings. The company apparently had repossessed all of Kartiam's vehicles and was in the midst of taking legal action against the car company. When Seng returned to CarVault-AML on Nov 27 to look for Yong, another employee told Seng take it up with Motorist Singapore instead. 'The employee was aggressive, speaking like a gangster would,' claimed Seng, who took a loan to buy another car on Nov 20 in order to continue working. 'Now my son has become my guarantor for the car loan and I'm struggling once again to repay it. Seng filed a police report and was advised to legal action as the matter is classified as a civil disput
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