Shops in Tampines have been targeted by a man who pays for a cheap item with a large denomination note and then claims he did not receive the correct change. Police received several reports of similar incidents between June and November 2024.
Posted on 14 January 2025 11:15 am | 1,819 views | 6 commentsShops in Tampines have been targeted by a man who would pay for a cheap item with a large-denomination note and thenThe police said they received several reports of similar incidents from shops in Tampines between June and November in 2024.He paid for cheap items with a $100 note and would allegedly hide the $50 change before claiming that he did not receive the correct change.
Ms Huang, the 58-year-old owner of Good Luck Corner at Block 505 Tampines Central 1, told Shin Min Daily News that the man had gone to her gift shop first came in June. He bought a $1 canned drink and paid with a $50 dollar note. He took the change and turned away but came back to say that the change was $10 short.When the cashier checked the CCTV footage later, the man was seen pocketing a $10 note before going back to the cashier.A different cashier was on duty consulted a colleague before handing over the"missing" change but the colleague remembered the getting tricked months before.
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