3 hauled to court over scams, including cheating victims to buy face masks on Carousell
SINGAPORE - Two men and a teenager, aged between 19 and 31, were arrested on March 17 and 18 for their suspected involvement in more than 55 cases of scams where the victims lost more than $13,500.
Investigations revealed that the victims responded to an advertisement on the sale of face masks on Carousell and were directed to make advance payments via bank transfers. The face masks were not delivered to the buyers and the online seller was not contactable.The second suspect, a 26-year-old man, was arrested on March 18.
After transferring more than $2,800 using the victim's own money, the online seller was not contactable.The 31-year-old man is believed to be involved in four separate cases of e-commerce scams amounting to more than $5,600. He was arrested on March 18.
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