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Five Chinese nationals nabbed for cheating elderly woman
By Foo Siew Shyan, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 13 June 2007 2229 hrs
SINGAPORE: Two men and three women have been nabbed for their roles in a cheating case.
They had duped an elderly woman into giving them money on Tuesday.
The victim had been waiting to cross the road outside Old Airport Road hawker centre when she was approached by a woman.
The woman asked her to put cash and jewellery in a black trash bag in exchange for a prayer to rid misfortune.
But when she opened the bag after returning home, the elderly woman realised her valuables had been swapped for two bottles of mineral water and a box of soap powder.
The old lady lost about S$55,000 in cash, and jewellery worth some S$700.
The five suspects, all Chinese nationals, will be charged in court on Thursday.
If convicted, they can be jailed up to seven years and fined. - CNA/yy -
Originally posted by ShutterBug:
these persons are irresponsible. can't they get jobs and earn money instead of cheating someone's hard-earned cash and jewellery?
[b]Five Chinese nationals nabbed for cheating elderly woman
By Foo Siew Shyan, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 13 June 2007 2229 hrs
SINGAPORE: Two men and three women have been nabbed for their roles in a cheating case.
They had duped an elderly woman into giving them money on Tuesday.
The victim had been waiting to cross the road outside Old Airport Road hawker centre when she was approached by a woman.
The woman asked her to put cash and jewellery in a black trash bag in exchange for a prayer to rid misfortune.
But when she opened the bag after returning home, the elderly woman realised her valuables had been swapped for two bottles of mineral water and a box of soap powder.
The old lady lost about S$55,000 in cash, and jewellery worth some S$700.
The five suspects, all Chinese nationals, will be charged in court on Thursday.
If convicted, they can be jailed up to seven years and fined. - CNA/yy
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indeed.Originally posted by ShutterBug:Gov says PRCs come here to contribute to society... -
how did the police catch them? amazing.. and thumbs up for SPF
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SPF ROX!Originally posted by WiNtEr'SkiLL:how did the police catch them? amazing.. and thumbs up for SPF -
i doubt so, i see most of these cases involves PRCs. i believe that the PRCs come here to contribute, but they aren't making the fullest of it.Originally posted by ShutterBug:Gov says PRCs come here to contribute to society... -
That's their job !Originally posted by BusSpeeder:these persons are irresponsible. can't they get jobs and earn money instead of cheating someone's hard-earned cash and jewellery? -
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The problem these crimes happens, is that our gov threw open the floodgates for ALL PRCs to come in. Therefore, we get all sorts from talented to the corrupteds.Originally posted by BusSpeeder:i doubt so, i see most of these cases involves PRCs. i believe that the PRCs come here to contribute, but they aren't making the fullest of it.
Then there are those who came here, and have yet to succeed in securing gainful employment, hence resorted to unlawful ways of making a living.
In terms of contributions from PRC, I believe those who came here and set up retail businesses are GOOD for our retail industry and its prevailing standards of retail services. I noted with pleasure that these PRC retail businesses shine brightly in terms of Customer Service. They make local retail businesses, PALE in comparison and will likely wake them up of complacency.
I am a photographer by hobby, and when I stepped into a PRC run photography shop at Sim Lim Square, I can see and feel the difference!
So far, this is the only thing I find positive of PRC...