A man shared a story about how he spent all his money at siam diu in one night, and ended up being broke and barely being able to afford food for a whole month, until his next paycheck.

Here is his story

“Hi all, like many men in Singapore, I really like the exotic looks of Siam Bu and really wish I had a Thai girlfriend or wife, because they are some of the most beautiful women I’ve seen.

But I’m generally unsuccessful with girls and the only time these Siam Bu, or even women in general, show me any hint of affection is inside siam dius when I hang flower for them.

I have to admit, whenever i hang flower for them, seeing their eyes light up with happiness, fills me up with happiness as well; I don’t know, could it be love? It cannot be right?

So there’s this Siam Bu I met at this Siam Diu, she told me her name is Ploy, and I would visit her to support her over the last few months.

During our first meeting, I hung $100 flowers for her and she came to my table to drink with me. I was alone at the time and drinking with her made me feel not so alone. So I drank and drank to build up courage to ask her for her contact details and finally I got high enough and leaned over to her ear and said “kor Line noi?”

She laughed and then added me on Line, and we started texting everyday after that. She would always tell me that she misses me and asked me to go down and drink with her, and to be honest I missed her as well whenever I’m at work or at home and not with her.

So i decided to go all out and surprise her by showing up unannounced at the siam diu where she worked, and there she was. I ordered about 4 beer towers for us, I was sitting at the table drinking myself while she was drinking at another table with other patrons.

The mummy then came over and asked me if I wanted to hang flower for her, and I said of course, so I balled out and hung $2,000 for her, and Ploy was so happy that she couldn’t stop hugging me and kissing my face.

Everyone was looking at me like I was MrBeast or something but I only earn about $2.5k per month, and after hanging $2k on her, and minusing my bills, I was left with exactly $106.50 for the month. But whatever, I just want to make Ploy happy.

So we drank and drank and I could feel that I was getting wasted at this point, and my inhibitions were pretty much gone, so I asked her if she wanted to go to a hotel with me and spend the night together.

She rejected me, saying that she needs to go temple to pray in the morning with her friends. So I said okay, and not wanting to spoil the mood, we continued drinking until it was time to go.

I then took a taxi home and was now left with less than $70 for the rest of the month, and I am heartbroken because I have no more money to hang flower, and I can’t imagine spending a whole month without Ploy hugging me.

I guess I just have to wait for payday to surprise her again.”

Editor’s note: You. Need. So. Much. Help...

According to the Police media release, five men between the ages of 16 and 18 have been arrested for their suspected involvement in multiple cases of conspiracy to cheat.

25 Victims

Between February 2022 and 6 April 2022, the Police received nine reports where the victims were approached by the men to earn quick cash by subscribing to new handphone lines that came with a new handphone. The men had also promised to manage the monthly subscription payments. The men allegedly collected the handphone and sold it. The men then remained uncontactable. 

Through enquiries, officers from Central Division established the identity of the five men and arrested them during a two-day operation. Preliminary investigations revealed that the men had allegedly started the scheme in December 2021 and gave monetary incentives to “runners” for introducing more people to take up the scheme. At least 25 victims are believed to be affected, with the men obtaining wrongful gain of more than S$27,000.

Three men will be charged in court on 8 April 2022 with the offence of cheating with conspiracy under Section 420 read with Section 120B of the Penal Code 1871.

The offence carries an imprisonment term of up to 10 years and a fine.

More information on scam prevention

For more information on scams, members of the public can visit www.scamalert.sg or call the Anti-Scam Hotline at 1800-722-6688. Anyone with information on such scams may call the Police Hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness. All information will be kept strictly confidential.

According to the Police media release, 5 individuals are currently under investigation after they allegedly allowed their Singpass account to be used by others for illegal activities.

Police said that an island-wide anti-scam operation was conducted between Tuesday and Wednesday (Apr 5 – 6) which resulted in the investigations of four men and one woman between the ages of 20 and 28.

The 5 individuals allegedly disclosed their Singpass details which were then used by scam syndicates to register businesses in their names and open corporate bank accounts. The bank accounts were all involved in transactions linked to transfers of money related to investment scams.

Used by scammers

Preliminary investigations revealed that the individuals came across loan advertisements on social media, phishing links, and had allegedly disclosed their Singpass credentials for various purposes, such as to obtain loans. As a result, businesses were registered and corporate bank accounts were opened in their names. These accounts were then used to receive illegal proceeds from scam victims.

The Police would like to advise the public that disclosing Singpass login details can constitute an offence under Section 8(2)(a) of the Computer Misuse Act (Cap 50A, 2007 Rev Ed). If convicted, first-time offenders will each be liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment not exceeding three years, or both.

What the police advised:

Members of the public are advised to remain vigilant and should adopt the following crime prevention measures:

1. Never disclose your Singpass login details to others;
   
2. Check your Singpass account for any suspicious activities and report them, if any, to the Singpass helpdesk at 63353533 immediately.
   
3. Reset your Singpass password at go.gov.sg/reset-sp-pw if you suspect any misuse of your Singpass account

To avoid becoming involved in money-laundering activities, members of the public should always reject requests to disclose their Singpass login details, or allow their personal bank accounts to be used to receive and transfer money for others. The Police would also like to caution members of the public against relinquishing their own Singpass accounts to others. Crime syndicates can make use of the disclosed Singpass login details to access a whole suite of digital services, including opening bank accounts, registering businesses in the owner’s name, making cash advances from the banks, and even accessing the owner’s CPF monies.