SINGAPORE - A dentist abused his position and duped the Central Provident Fund Board into disbursing $388,700 from patients' Medisave accounts. The bogus claims scam left most of the 13 patients affected with no money in their accounts. Daniel Liew Yaoxiang, 38, formerly from The Smile Division Dental Group, was sentenced to two years' jail on Friday (May 3). The former national swimmer, who had taken part in events such as the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, pleaded guilty last month to 28 cheating charges and two counts of forgery. Another 250 charges for similar offences were considered during sentencing. On Friday, District Judge Kan Shuk Weng said that Liew's offences were premeditated and that he was motivated by significant personal gains. She also noted that he had made full restitution and was once a national swimmer. Liew, who committed the offences between 2011 and 2014, was the second person to be convicted for taking part in the scam. Steven Ang Kiam Hau, 44, the … [Read more...] about Dentist jailed 2 years for role in $388,700 Medisave scam
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Not-so-lucky draws: Fake Singtel, StarHub staff scam 13 of $30k
SINGAPORE - "Lucky draws" were not so lucky for 13 people scammed of $30,000 since January. Police alerted on Saturday (May 4) that there has been a resurgence of lucky draw scams since the start of the year. Scammers would typically impersonate staff from local telcos Singtel or StarHub and use the messaging app Viber to contact victims. These victims were then told that they had won some money in a lucky draw and were asked to provide their personal information, credit or debit card details, or bank account details before they could receive their winnings. Victims would later discover unauthorised transactions made from their bank accounts or credit and debit card, police said. In some cases, victims were asked to purchase iTunes cards and send over the redemption code to the scammers. In its Facebook post, police advised members of the public to be wary of such messages or calls especially if one has not participated in any lucky draw. "Do not give out your personal information, … [Read more...] about Not-so-lucky draws: Fake Singtel, StarHub staff scam 13 of $30k
Macau scam: Account cleaned out in 30 minutes
KUANTAN: It took just 30 minutes for a Macau Scam syndicate to clean out RM56,479.80 from the account of a businessman here. Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusuf said the 51-year-old businessman was contacted by a man claiming to be from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday morning accusing him of being involved in money laundering to the tune of RM1.5 million. The man frightened him by saying he faced a life-term in jail if convicted. But the catch was a certain ‘Datuk’ could help him out of his predicament and in a state of panic, the victim opened a new bank account on the syndicate’s instructions and saw his money “flying out” in just 30 minutes. Realising that he had been conned, the victim lodged a police report at the Kuantan police headquarters the same day. - Bernama … [Read more...] about Macau scam: Account cleaned out in 30 minutes
Scam victims file complaint over fake virtual corn farming game
The group claimed that up to 300 people had fallen victims to the online game scam and lost a combined Bt50 million. One of the accusers, Lampang-based publication-designing company owner Siwapat (last name withheld), 44, recalled that she befriended the suspect, who was identified only by the nickname “Win” and was at the time serving as a cosmetic surgery promoter for a hospital, at a seminar about sex-change operations a few year ago. Win later invited her to play the sweet-corn farming game, which Win claimed to have created herself. In this game, Siwapat said Win had claimed, farmers were required to invest cash to pay for production costs, such as land, seeds and fertiliser before they could harvest and sell the virtual produce to the online shops for real cash, Siwapat explained. The businesswoman accepted Win’s invitation early this year to join as a partner in this gaming project and invested Bt500,000 into it. Dividends however ceased after a few … [Read more...] about Scam victims file complaint over fake virtual corn farming game
Singapore: Man may face jail term for conducting series of phone scams
A 32-year-old man was arrested for his suspected involvement in a series of phone scams, after the police received several reports from the victims between December 2017 and April 2019. As per the Singapore Police Force (SPF), the victims, who filed the complaints informed the officials about an unknown man, who had impersonated as a staff of business organisations. In a news release, the SPF said that while hiding his real identity the alleged scammer requested victims working at other outlets to top up his pre-paid mobile card. The Bedok Police Division officers conducted the investigation to track down the accused of phone scams and finally, Wednesday, April 24 the police arrested the man under. The police state that their initial investigation revealed that the unnamed man had cheated at least 48 victims through the scams. The man was charged in court under section 420 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224 which says "Whoever cheats and thereby dishonestly induces the person deceived to … [Read more...] about Singapore: Man may face jail term for conducting series of phone scams