An 18-year-old student on a social visit pass was arrested for allegedly assisting scammers who posed as Chinese officials to defraud an elderly woman of $290,000. The suspect, believed to have been manipulated into helping the scammers, is facing investigation for cheating, which carries a potential jail term of up to 10 years and a fine.
Posted on 08 January 2025 02:42 pm | 1 view | 0 commentsAn 18-year-old girl was arrested on Jan 5 on suspicion of helping scammers who posed as Chinese officials to dupe an old woman of $290,000.
She is believed to have been manipulated into travelling to Singapore to help grifters under the false understanding that she was helping with official investigations, the police added. They declined to say which country she is from. The suspect is under investigation for cheating, which carries jail time of up to 10 years and a fine.
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