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24-11-2021, 12:58 PM
Scammers also told parents he had been kidnapped and wanted ransom after sending video of him to them.
An 189-year-old was duped into transferring more than $350,000 to scammers before recording a video of himself with his hands placed behind his back to send to the scammers.
In a statement on Monday, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said the scammers, who pretended to be police officers from China, then used the video to threaten the victim's parents, claiming he had been kidnapped.
The demanded that a ransom be paid for his release.
The SPF said a 24-year-old man was arrested last week for his suspected involvement in the case. The police said he is also a victim of a "China officials" impersonation scam.
A police report was made last Wednesday after the teenager's parents, who are based in China, received a video of the victim as well as ransom demands from an unknown person in China....
Part of an article found in today's The New Paper
An 189-year-old was duped into transferring more than $350,000 to scammers before recording a video of himself with his hands placed behind his back to send to the scammers.
In a statement on Monday, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said the scammers, who pretended to be police officers from China, then used the video to threaten the victim's parents, claiming he had been kidnapped.
The demanded that a ransom be paid for his release.
The SPF said a 24-year-old man was arrested last week for his suspected involvement in the case. The police said he is also a victim of a "China officials" impersonation scam.
A police report was made last Wednesday after the teenager's parents, who are based in China, received a video of the victim as well as ransom demands from an unknown person in China....
Part of an article found in today's The New Paper
