2nd man jailed for tricking elderly woman in gold coin scam
Published on Jun 21, 2012
By Elena Chong
A second man has been sentenced to three months' jail for duping an elderly woman in a gold coin scam.
Malaysian Yap Bun Kwong, 66, admitted to deceiving Madam Lam Lai Yin, 70, into believing that she was investing $10,000 to buy gold coins in February this year.
In March, one of his co-accused, Mohamed Sarip Ejang, 72, was jailed three months for cheating Madam Lam at Bugis Junction, Victoria Street, on Feb 21.
Two other men - Sum Hone Yang, 80, and Poh Choon Hoe, 53 - are on the run.
Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.
