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Two men arrested for suspected involvement in fake gold scam
By Olivia Siong | Posted: 07 January 2013 2106 hrs
SINGAPORE: Two men have been arrested for their suspected involvement in a foreign syndicate that sells fake gold items to elderly victims.
Police were alerted to the syndicate's presence on 2 January 2013.
A member of the group first contacts potential victims claiming to be a distant relative.
After gaining their trust, the members would then claim they were construction workers and had unearthed an urn containing a variety of items. These include gold pieces, old currencies, wills and letters from a worksite.
The members would then convince the victims to buy the fake items.
The suspects would also provide victims with a chipped-off sample from one of the items to allow them to verify its authenticity.
The syndicate obtained the contact numbers of potential victims through publications by clans and associations in Singapore.
The Bedok Police Division and Police Intelligence Department began monitoring the activities of the syndicate in Singapore upon receiving the information.
Officers managed to identify the identities, frequent haunts, networks and operating mode of the syndicate.
Police arrested the two suspects, aged 41 and 45, in Bishan on 6 January, after collaborating with a potential victim.
The suspects worked in a pair and attempted to sell the victim some fake gold ingots and old coins.
Police also raided the hotel rooms rented by the pair in Geylang.
They recovered 105 fake ingots, laughing Buddha statues, old notes and coins, an old will, several publications by clans and associations in Singapore and mobile phones.
The suspects are believed to be linked to the same syndicate in December 2011, where four men were arrested for a similar scam.
The two suspects will be charged in court on 8 January. If convicted, they could be imprisoned for up to 10 years and also be liable to a fine.
Items that were seized by the police from the 2 men: 105 fake ingots, 4 laughing Buddha statues, some old notes and coins, 1 old will, several publication by clans and associations in Singapore and mobile phones.
AsiaOne
Monday, Jan 07, 2013
SINGAPORE - Police have arrested two men, aged 41 and 45, for their suspected involvement in a foreign syndicate which sells fake gold items to elderly victims.
On Jan 2, the police received information on the presence of a foreign syndicate operating in Singapore.
Their modus operandi involves contacting potential victims claiming to be a distant relative.
After gaining the trust of the victim, the syndicate members would claim that they were construction workers and had unearthed an urn containing gold pieces, old currencies, wills and letters from a worksite.
The suspects would then convince the victims to buy the fake items. To convince the potential victims, they also provided the victim with a chipped-off sample from one of the items to allow the victim to verify its authenticity.
The syndicate obtained the contact numbers of the potential victims through publications by clans and associations in Singapore.
Upon receiving the information, officers from Bedok Police Division and Police Intelligence Department mounted an operation and monitored the activities of the syndicate in Singapore over the past few days.
Through intensive enquiries and round-the-clock investigation, the officers managed to identify their identities, their frequent haunts, networks and operating mode of the syndicate.
On Jan 6, working in close collaboration with a potential victim, the police arrested the two suspects in Bishan. The suspects, working in a pair, met up with the victim and attempted to sell him some fake gold ingots and old coins.
Police also raided the hotel rooms rented by the pair in Geylang and recovered 105 fake ingots, 4 laughing Buddha statues, some old notes and coins, 1 old will, several publication by clans and associations in Singapore and mobile phones which were seized as case exhibits.
The suspects are believed to be linked to the same syndicate in Dec 2011 where four men were arrested for a similar scam.
If convicted of cheating, they can be jailed up to 10 years, and can also face a fine.
