Serial conman arrested

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Nov 25, 2010

Serial conman arrested

A SERIAL conman who preyed on at least six elderly victims has been caught. Police from Clementi division picked up the 61-year-old man in Woodlands Street 13 on Thursday morning.

In all the cases reported, the suspect would approach elderly persons at their HDB flats, saying he was a neighbour living in the same block. He would then claim that his daughter was injured and ask the victims to lend him money for his daughter's medical expenses.

After the victims handed him the cash, he would give them fictitious particulars and promise to repay them. They never saw him again. Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect is believed to be involved in at least six such cheating cases.

The man will be charged in court on Friday, and faces jail of up to 10 years and a fine, if convicted. Police advise members of the public to be wary of strangers and to call for the police if they sense something amiss.

 

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Unemployed man faces four cheating charges


Unemployed man faces four cheating charges
By Shaffiq Alkhatib | Posted: 26 November 2010 1605 hrs
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SINGAPORE: A 61-year-old unemployed man has been hauled to court for allegedly deceiving four people into parting with their money after convincing them that he had a daughter who needed medical help.

Andrew Yapp now faces four cheating charges involving S$400 in all.

He allegedly approached his victims at their homes between May 21 and November 23 claiming that he needed S$100 supposedly to pay for his daughter's medical fees.

It is believed he targeted senior citizens at places like Holland Close and Klang Lane near Little India.

Yapp, who appeared in court on Friday wearing a green surgical mask, will be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health.

The slim and tanned elderly man will be back in court on December 10.

If convicted of cheating, he can be jailed up to ten years and fined for each charge.

- CNA/fa

 

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61-year-old man charged with cheating, theft


61-year-old man charged with cheating, theft
By Shaffiq Alkhatib | Posted: 10 December 2010 1343 hrs
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SINGAPORE: A 61-year-old man, who allegedly deceived others into giving him money by claiming that his daughter needed medical help, now faces four additional charges of cheating and theft.

Andrew Yapp, who's unemployed, is now accused of cheating seven people in all.

He allegedly duped them into handing him cash totalling S$560 after visiting their flats at places such as Woodlands, Holland Close and Klang Lane near Little India.

It's believed he approached them between August 4, 2009 and November 23 this year.

Yapp was originally charged on November 26 with four counts of cheating involving S$400.

Other than the cheating charges, he has also been accused of stealing about 25 dollars' worth of fruits from a Sheng Siong Supermarket at Woodlands Street 31.

It's believed he committed the offence at around 10.30am on December 12 last year.

Yapp was offered a bail of S$20,000 and his case will be mentioned again on December 24.

If found guilty of theft, he can be jailed up to seven years and fined.

And if convicted of cheating, he can be jailed a maximum of 10 years and fined for each charge.

-CNA/wk

 

[Darth Maul]

Serial cheat jailed for 4 weeks
Posted: 21 January 2011 1443 hrs
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SINGAPORE: A serial cheat who deceived twelve people into giving him cash totalling S$800 was on Friday sentenced to four weeks' jail.

But because he has been in remand since November, last year, 61-year-old Andrew Yapp will be released on Friday evening.

The unemployed man visited his victims at their flats at places including Woodlands, Serangoon North as well as Bukit Batok between 16 July 2009 and 23 November, last year.

Yapp lied to his victims claiming that he was one of their neighbours from the same block of flats before telling them that he needed to borrow their money to supposedly pay his daughter's medical expenses.

He also claimed that he had no one else to turn to.

His victims would then fork out between S$10 and S$100 each after he promised that he would repay the loans.

The court on Friday heard that Yapp, who is married with no children, had no intention to return the money.

Yapp pleaded guilty on Friday to five charges while eight remaining ones were taken into consideration.

For cheating, he could have been jailed for up to ten years and fined for each charge.

-CNA/ac

 

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