4 jailed for selling fake ZoukOut entry tickets
Published on Dec 19, 2011
By Elena Chong
Four Malaysian men were each given eight weeks' jail on Monday for duping a Filipino into buying six fake ZoukOut entry tickets for $420.
Mohd Adli Raman, Mohd Izzat Shafiq Ahmad Shberri, Mohd Sahmin Tajuddin - all 21 - and Muhammad Helmi Abdul Halim, 20, admitted to cheating bar manager Magbag Armando Sebastian Jr Amamio, 28. They had sold him the forged tickets at Siloso Beach Sentosa on Dec 11.
A district court heard that the group agreed to a plan by Izzat to make money by making and selling forged tickets to ZoukOut, a popular dance music festival. Izzat bought a genuine ticket which he took to a printing shop at Subang Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, to print 40 copies. All four arrived in Singapore by car on Dec 9.
Two days later, Adli approached Mr Amamio and sold him six tickets at $70 each. The prices of this year's tickets were $78 to $98. When the victim and his friends presented the tickets at the entrance, they were refused entry as the tickets were found to be forged.
While walking towards Sentosa Luge to the monorail station, the victim saw Adli, who wanted to sell him four more tickets. The victim snatched them away and detained Adli. His accomplices were later arrested.
