Huat Ah! Former lounge singer run road with $10 million

Vulture · Dec 28, 2015

Former lounge singer 'disappears with $10m in remittance money'

A former lounge singer who offered to remit money for Chinese nationals has allegedly absconded with more than $10 million of their savings.

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Published 4 hours ago
Joanna Seow

SINGAPORE - A former lounge singer who offered to help fellow Chinese nationals and performers remit money back home at cut-price rates has allegedly disappeared with more than $10 million of their savings.

Ms Li Xia, 38, a permanent resident here who runs a boutique and beauty salon in North Bridge Road with her Singaporean husband, offered to convert $1 to RMB5.1, compared with market rates of $1 to RMB 4.6, according to Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao.

Alleged victims told the newspaper that this attracted a rush from people to send money to their families in China before the Lunar New Year.

The Chinese Embassy in Singapore told The Straits Times that it has contacted relevant departments here, including the police. "We have noticed this case and attach great importance to it," said spokesman Mr Yuan Yuan.

Police would not comment on the case or confirm how many police reports have been made.

Some of Ms Li's clients discovered they could not contact her four or five days ago, and she has not been home for at least three days, Zaobao reported on Saturday.

She has lived in Singapore for at least 10 years, and is originally from Chongqing, China.

Dancer Liu Si Qi, 24, told Zaobao that she has ordered costumes from Ms Li over the past three years and sent money back to Shaanxi through Ms Li around 10 times. Recently she sent back $140,000 to renovate her family home, but that sum now appears to be missing.

Ms Liu told Zaobao that when a group of victims visited the boutique on Wednesday, Ms Li's husband was there but was unsure where his wife was and he claimed they lead separate lives.

But according to the couple's domestic helper in Hougang, they are a loving couple, evening daily Lianhe Wanbao reported. The helper said that before Ms Li disappeared, she was carrying a suitcase and heading to the boutique.

Mr Seah Seng Choon, executive director of the Consumers Association of Singapore, advised consumers to use remittance companies that are licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

eatshitndie · Dec 28, 2015

tiongs are scums and crooks. if another tiong lounge singer were to handle the remittance, she would succumb to the same temptation and commit the crime against her colleagues. nuff said.

zhihau · Dec 28, 2015

Altogether now!!! Super duper loud loud!!! HUAT AH!!!

GoldenDragon · Dec 28, 2015

Half that amt would be from S'porean Roberts who are supporting their ATBs.

cocobobo · Dec 28, 2015

i can understand people run road successfully as late as 10 years ago.... but now?
where to run road? whole world is wired. Even kalimantan.

Narong Wongwan · Dec 28, 2015

eatshitndie said:
tiongs are scums and crooks. if another tiong lounge singer were to handle the remittance, she would succumb to the same temptation and commit the crime against her colleagues. nuff said.

The fact she offered cut throat rates is evidence she planned this as a scam......

Robert Half · Dec 28, 2015

Those singers even went to Chinese Embassy to seek help. One singer kana conned $85000 her lau gong was very angry.

Microsoft · Dec 28, 2015

Vulture said:
Dancer Liu Si Qi, 24, told Zaobao that she has ordered costumes from Ms Li over the past three years and sent money back to Shaanxi through Ms Li around 10 times. Recently she sent back $140,000 to renovate her family home, but that sum now appears to be missing.

Taking dancing course now...3 yrs send moni 10 times...1 time oredi $140K...senior minister gu li gang oso cha ng tor lidat nia... :biggrin:

Robert Half · Dec 28, 2015

HFJ singers can easily earn $60000 a month.

halsey02 · Dec 28, 2015

Robert Half said:
Those singers even went to Chinese Embassy to seek help. One singer kana conned $85000 her lau gong was very angry.

The singer, "ham chim pian" must be very busy to be able to have $85,000....salary worker can never accumulate that much savings...a few thousands, damn good already....$85,000....wow!

hokkien · Dec 28, 2015

How china women manage to earn that much? Singaporeans willing to spend on them?

hokkien · Dec 28, 2015

Microsoft said:
Taking dancing course now...3 yrs send moni 10 times...1 time oredi $140K...senior minister gu li gang oso cha ng tor lidat nia...

There is quite a huge difference in your age and her.... Cannot expect that amount lo :biggrin:

Microsoft · Dec 28, 2015

hokkien said:
There is quite a huge difference in your age and her.... Cannot expect that amount lo

No lah...a small fraction of tat enuff leow...moi target r 70 yrs lau ah ng... :biggrin:

KNN 1 dsd album oni cost around USD15...cheesepie...:p:p

bigboss · Dec 28, 2015

cocobobo said:
i can understand people run road successfully as late as 10 years ago.... but now?
where to run road? whole world is wired. Even kalimantan.

Many foreigners living and working in sinkie land are aware it is extremely easy to scam in the island and to run road, especially those holding SPR permit. Some marriages are also just "sham marriages" where one party will just scam and run while the other party will remain behind and claim ignorance of the scam.

With $10 million in her pocket, the culprit can easily get a new identity, new passport, plastic surgery and a new life somewhere. Remember that lawyer who run road with $12 million of his client's money? He is still not caught although the world is wired, Interpol-linked and what not.

If Phey Yew Kok did not surrender, he would still be a free man today. Whenever a foreigner is caught and punished lightly, there will always be more foreigners willing to take the chance to scam and run road. So what if caught? The laws in sinkie land are as soft as jelly cake.

Robert Half · Dec 28, 2015

halsey02 said:
The singer, "ham chim pian" must be very busy to be able to have $85,000....salary worker can never accumulate that much savings...a few thousands, damn good already....$85,000....wow!

Some singers did one show and their lau gongs can hang $50000 and paid full in cash at the end of the show night.

An average singer working in big joint can take home about $10000 on every 6th of the month (pay day)

bigboss · Dec 28, 2015

hokkien said:
How china women manage to earn that much? Singaporeans willing to spend on them?

This question should be put to the old man who operates the car workshop. He gave millions to the old hag from China and then failed to get back a single cent in a civil case against her. She became the owner of a condo apartment and he was dropped like a hot potato.

Robert Half · Dec 28, 2015

I pity Lixia lau gong :kma:

bigboss · Dec 28, 2015

Narong Wongwan said:
The fact she offered cut throat rates is evidence she planned this as a scam......

Her victims probably believed she would not dare to scam and run road in sinkie land, a land of tough laws and strict Govt. In reality, that perception existed only during the times of the Old Guards when LKY had the weapon in his bag. Today, the pappies in charge are a different breed. They do not know how to kick ass, especially those foreigners who think sinkie land is a bush land where there is no Govt.

Would the pappies send a man to jail for 100 years for committing rape? Surprisingly, a judge in matland with gold plated balls did it. This kind of judge is needed in sinkie land, not those judges who impose a short jail term on offenders when the prosecutors ask for longer sentence.

Narong Wongwan · Dec 28, 2015

bigboss said:
Many foreigners living and working in sinkie land are aware it is extremely easy to scam in the island and to run road, especially those holding SPR permit. Some marriages are also just "sham marriages" where one party will just scam and run while the other party will remain behind and claim ignorance of the scam.

With $10 million in her pocket, the culprit can easily get a new identity, new passport, plastic surgery and a new life somewhere. Remember that lawyer who run road with $12 million of his client's money? He is still not caught although the world is wired, Interpol-linked and what not.

If Phey Yew Kok did not surrender, he would still be a free man today. Whenever a foreigner is caught and punished lightly, there will always be more foreigners willing to take the chance to scam and run road. So what if caught? The laws in sinkie land are as soft as jelly cake.

Yes just half of that amount you can run road comfortably anonymously to a new life in some 3rd world country.
This type of cheating case she won't even be on Interpol radar......
As for SPF....as long as she is out of the cuntry she is safe.....even if she still in Sg should be ok too......if mat selamat can hide for so long then hop to JB....so can she

bigboss · Dec 28, 2015

This is what the crook's hubby said:

....Ms Liu told Zaobao that when a group of victims visited the boutique on Wednesday, Ms Li's husband was there but was unsure where his wife was and he claimed they lead separate lives.

so, when you have a blur blur Govt where the Minister does not know what to do, there will always be foreigners in the country who will exploit the situation to con and scam.

The laws should be amended to make it mandatory with criminal liability for a spouse to report to ICA if his/her foreign partner holding SPR permit is no longer staying together with him/her, and in such a situation, ICA should revoke the SPR permit to deport the foreigner.

How many SPR foreigners are out there running free? Does the ICA know? They can also pose a security threat if not monitored.

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