According to the Police media release, two men aged 17 and 25 were arrested for separate cases of e-commerce scams.
17-Year-Old’s luxury bags
Three victims were scammed and defrauded of their money after they were sold counterfeit luxury bags amounting to about $27,000, by the 17-year-old man.
25-year-old’s non-existent PlayStation 5
In the second case, two victims were purportedly cheated of $300 by a 25-year-old man who selling PS5. After payments were made by the victims, the man allegedly did not deliver the items and used the received funds for his personal expenses.
Through follow-up investigations, officers from Woodlands Police Division established the identities of both the men and arrested them on 15 February 2022.
Both suspects are currently being investigated for the offence of Cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224 which carries an imprisonment term of up to 10 years and a fine.
For more information on scams, members of the public can call the Anti-Scam hotline at 1800-722-6688. Anyone with information related to such scams may call the Police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness.