Over $78k gone in scam over RWS stay

[Keiji Maeda]

Jun 22, 2011

IN THE ST NEWSPAPER TODAY

Over $78k gone in scam over RWS stay

Seller believed to have fled with cash prepaid for hotel packages bought over online forum

By Tham Yuen-C

The tickets to RWS theme park Universal Studios can be seen in a screengrab from the forum of local website Singapore Motherhood, in which an advertisement was posted offering packages that included the tickets and hotel stays for prices as low as $400. -- PHOTO: SINGAPOREMOTHERHOOD.COM

AT LEAST 112 people may have been cheated of more than $78,000 in an online scam.

They were sold hotel stays at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) that they might never get to claim.

Now, the person who sold it to them claims she was defrauded herself.

Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.
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[Hanzo Hattori]

Jun 23, 2011

Woman arrested over RWS package scam
She is said to be business partner of the online seller

By Tham Yuen-C

Resort World Sentosa. -- ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN

POLICE arrested a woman yesterday in connection with an online scam offering Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) packages cheaply.

The 32-year-old was the alleged business partner of a woman called 'AzilCyan' online.

AzilCyan had offered the deals on the Singapore Motherhood forum on April 6 and June 6.

But when problems cropped up last weekend and some customers were unable to claim their hotel stays, she sent them a text message saying her business partner had made off with the money.

A police spokesman confirmed yesterday that reports were made and investigations were ongoing.

More victims emerged yesterday, bringing the total lost in the dodgy deals to over $95,000.

Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.
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