According to the Police media release a 25-year-old man was apprehended after he was suspected in a series of e-commerce scams.
In a span of 125 days between June 11 and Oct 14 2021, the Police said that they received multiple reports stating that they have been cheated by a seller on Carousell.
The man went missing after bank transfers were made.
Officers from the Clementi Police Division uncovered the man’s identification and apprehended him on October 14, 2021.
According to preliminary investigations, the man is suspected of being engaged in at least 100 cases of e-commerce fraud totalling more than $114,000.
The offence of cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224, is punishable with an imprisonment term that may extend to 10 years and a fine.