Man jailed for 7 days for scamming Foodpanda, GrabFood deliveries

[Homelander]

 

SINGAPORE - Using multiple accounts with fictitious names on food delivery applications, a 27-year-old man ordered food using his neighbours' addresses and instructed delivery riders to leave the meals there.

 

He also promised the riders that he would pay them after the delivery but never did so.

Leonard Tan Tong Han was sentenced to seven days' jail on Thursday (Sept 17) after pleading guilty to four charges of cheating. Each charge was for a separate incident involving a different delivery rider.

 

Nine other similar charges, involving other delivery riders, were considered during sentencing by Principal District Judge Toh Han Li.

Court documents state that Tan ordered more than $700 worth of food using multiple accounts on the mobile apps of food delivery operators GrabFood and Foodpanda. He had used fictitious names and random phone numbers to set up the accounts.

 

Between Feb 25 and March 14, he ordered food to be delivered to either of two neighbours' flats. He also opted to pay for the orders in cash upon delivery of the food.

 

Each time before the food arrived, Tan instructed the delivery rider to leave the meal outside the unit. He also said he would pay the delivery rider for the food through electronic payment apps PayLah! or PayNow.

 

It is not stated how Tan was eventually caught.

 

Court documents state that GrabFood and Foodpanda lost $718.54 in total due to Tan's offences.

 

Tan has since made full restitution to both firms. He will begin serving his sentence on Oct 1.

 

For each offence of cheating, Tan could have been jailed for up to three years and/or fined.

 

After the delivery rider followed his instructions and left, Tan then picked up the food but did not make payment.

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