Man to be charged over alleged involvement in investment scam男子将因涉嫌参与投资诈骗案被起诉
Singapore man to be charged over alleged investment scam involving gamblers and cheating cases worth more than $2.2 million Read more at straitstimes.com.
The man is also believed to be involved in other cheating cases where losses exceeded $2.2 million.
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Published Oct 08, 2026, 09:15 PM
Updated Oct 08, 2026, 09:15 PM
- A 54-year-old man will be charged on Oct 9 over an alleged investment scam that offered loans to gamblers and promised “guaranteed returns”.
- Police said he drafted a loan agreement and took money from a victim, who later realised she had been cheated when no returns came and he could not be reached.
- He is also linked to other cheating cases with losses of more than $2.2 million. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in jail, a fine, or both.
SINGAPORE – A 54-year-old man is slated to be charged on Oct 9 over his alleged involvement in an investment scam that offered loans to gamblers.
He is also believed to be involved in other cheating cases in which victims lost more than $2.2 million, police said in a statement on Oct 8.
Police said they had received a report at about 4.50pm on July 25, 2025 stating that the man had introduced a victim to an investment scheme. In this scheme, loans would be offered to gamblers in need of money.
She was assured of guaranteed returns regardless of the gambling outcomes, police said. The man then drafted an investment loan agreement and continued to solicit money from her .
The victim handed money over to the man, believing that the agreement was legitimate.
She realised that she had been scammed when she did not receive any returns and the man became uncontactable.
The police later identified the man and found his alleged involvement in other cheating cases involving a similar modus operandi.
The man is slated to be charged on Oct 9 with cheating. If found guilty, he may be jailed for up to 10 years, fined, or both.
据信该男子还涉嫌其他诈骗案件，损失金额超过 220 万美元。
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发布于 2026 年 10 月 8 日晚上 9:15
更新于2026年10月8日晚上9:15
- 一名 54 岁男子将于 10 月 9 日被指控涉嫌投资诈骗，该诈骗向赌徒提供贷款并承诺“保证回报”。
警方表示，他起草了一份贷款协议，并从受害者那里骗取了钱财。受害者后来发现没有收到还款，而且也联系不上他，才意识到自己被骗了。
他还涉嫌其他诈骗案，涉案金额超过220万美元。如果罪名成立，他将面临最高10年监禁、罚款或两者并罚。
新加坡——一名54岁男子将于10月9日被控参与一起向赌徒提供贷款的投资诈骗案。
警方在 10 月 8 日的一份声明中表示，他还被认为与其它诈骗案件有关，受害者损失超过 220 万美元。
警方称，他们于2025年7月25日下午4点50分左右接到报案，称一名男子向一名受害者介绍了一项投资计划。该计划旨在向急需用钱的赌徒提供贷款。
警方称，该男子向她保证，无论赌博结果如何，都能获得保证收益。随后，该男子拟定了一份投资贷款协议，并继续向她索要钱财。
受害者将钱交给了该男子，因为他相信这项协议是合法的。
当她没有收到任何退款，而且那个男人也联系不上时，她才意识到自己被骗了。
警方后来确认了该男子的身份，并发现他涉嫌参与其他作案手法类似的诈骗案件。
该男子将于10月9日被控诈骗罪。如果罪名成立，他可能被判处最高10年监禁、罚款或两者并罚。