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Jul 20, 2010
Mobile phone conman caught
<!-- by line --> By Carmen Woo
<!--background story, collapse if none--> Police tips for the public
*Do not accept job offers made by strangers;
* Never hand over your handphone or valuables to someone you just met;
* Be wary of get-rich-quick deals or irresistible job offers. If an offer sounds too good to be true, it is probably a scam; and
* Where possible, provide Police with details such as your handphone IMEI number if it was taken during the commission of a crime. You can take note of your handphone's IMEI number by pressing *#06# on the keypad.
A 31 YEAR-OLD man believed to be involved in at least 10 cases of cheating youths has been caught. Since June, Police have received several reports of cheating where the victims, mostly local male youths, were targeted for their mobile phones.
In all the cases, the suspect would approach the victims with job offers. He would bring the youths to different locations on the pretext of assigning tasks to them before asking them to hand over their mobile phones giving reasons such as taking down the IMEI numbers, recording theor personal particulars or for safekeeping. The suspect will then leave with the mobile phones.
Officers from Clementi Police Division managed to establish the identity of the suspect after investigations. But the suspect was elusive as he had no fixed address. On Monday, the officers managed to trace the suspect to a condominium in the Choa Chua Kang area and arrested him. The suspect will be charged in Court on Wednesday.
