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Cabby jailed 1 year, 9 months for cheating by impersonation
Published on May 10, 2012
Chong Chee Hiong was convicted on May 10, 2012 for a duration of 21 months imprisonment. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
By Khushwant Singh
A cabby found an identity card and 'acted as if he found a lottery ticket', said a judge on Thursday.
Chong Chee Hiong used the identity card to change the owner's SingPass password to get hold of CPF and income tax documents to borrow $12,500 from three credit companies under false pretences.
The 37-year old was jailed a year and nine months. He had pleaded guilty to cheating by impersonation.
Assistant Public Prosecutor M. Kalidass said that Chong found the wallet belonging to Mr Elgin Tan Wee Hong, 34, in a coffee shop in Marine Parade in early November last year.
In it were documents that included Mr Tan's identity card, driving licence and cash of between $20 and $30. He is a director of a company supplying veterinary products.
On Nov 11, Chong went to the Bishan CPF office to get a staff member to help him reset the password to Mr Tan's SingPass account.
An hour later, he pretended to be Mr Tan and applied for a $1,500 loan from Creditmaster along Geylang Road.
He handed over the identity card as well as the CPF and income tax documents requested by the credit company from Mr Tan's SingPass account. The loan was approved.
Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.
