5 men aged 19 to 50 investigated for sexual services scams

[The_King]

 

 

The police are investigating five men, aged between 19 to 50, for their suspected involvement in five cases of sexual services scams.

The police said they received several reports between March and April 2021 from victims who had responded to online platforms offering sexual services, but did not receive the service after payments were made.

During an island-wide operation between May 3 and May 4, the police rounded up the five men whose bank accounts had allegedly been used to receive money from victims of such scams.

One of them was allegedly a victim of sexual service scam.

Preliminary investigations indicated that the victims of the sexual service scams usually received unsolicited friend requests from scammers on social media platforms like Facebook and Tagged, or befriended these scammers through online listings on Locanto and Skokka.

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The scammers then proceeded to chat with the victims on other messaging platforms like Telegram, where they asked the victims for payments before meeting up.

The payments were usually made via bank transfers or payment apps such as PayNow or PayLah.

In one of the cases, where the man was also allegedly a victim of sexual service scam, the scammer had purportedly also requested for the man to allow his bank account to receive money, for the purpose of remitting money overseas via a remittance agency, citing family emergency as a reason.

The police said in a statement on Saturday (May 8): "Unbeknown to the man, the money he received was purportedly from a victim of a sexual service scam as well.

"By allegedly assisting to receive and transfer money from tainted sources, the men may have acted as money mules and purportedly facilitated money laundering."

Investigations against the five men are ongoing.

The offence of money laundering under the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act carries a jail term of up to 10 years and/or a fine not exceeding $500,000.

The police said they take a serious stance against any person who may be involved in scams, adding: "Perpetrators will be dealt with in accordance with the law."

Members of the public are advised to adopt the following crime prevention measures:

• Be wary of friend requests or online listings offering escort, massage or sexual services, as they may be fraudulent in nature;

• Never disclose your bank account details to anyone for the purpose of receiving money of unknown origins.

If you wish to provide any information related to such scams, you may call the police hotline at 1800-255-0000, or submit it online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness.

For urgent police assistance, dial '999'.

You may also call the anti-scam hotline at 1800-722-6688 or visit www.scamalert.sg.

 

[aaur4man]

earn money using woman is already not honourable

 

scam using women, fucked up!

[XianGe]

0 women involved... Tats fresh

Edited May 10, 2021 by XianGe