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The Police have arrested a 19-year-old teenager for her suspected involvement in a case of cheating.

On 8 March 2024 at about 1.05am, the Police received a report where a 26-year-old male victim was cheated of $200 by the “brother” of a friend he befriended online. Through follow-up investigations, officers from Bedok Police Division established the identity of the teenager and arrested her on 18 March 2024. A total of $190 was recovered from the teenager. Preliminary investigations revealed that the teenager used a fictitious online persona and allegedly offered sexual services to the victim. The teenager later used a second fictitious online persona to pose as the first persona’s “brother” and asked the victim to transfer $200 to “him” or “he” would expose the victim’s conversation to the Police.

The teenager will be charged in court on 19 March 2024 with cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code 1871. The offence carries an imprisonment of up to 10 years and a fine.

Members of the public are advised to adopt the following measures to avoid falling victim to such cases:

1. Do not receive/send money from/to people you do not know well, especially if you have not met the person; and
   
   
2. Inform the Police if anyone tries to extort money from you.