21-year-old woman arrested over alleged involvement in kidnapping scam; victim found in Yishun
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SINGAPORE - A 21-year-old woman has been arrested for her alleged involvement in a kidnapping scam which saw a victim cheated of more than $350,000. The victim was also made to record a video of herself with her hands and legs tied up, so the scammers could21-year-old woman arrested over alleged involvement in kidnapping scam; victim found in Yishun
SINGAPORE - A 21-year-old woman has been arrested for her alleged involvement in a kidnapping scam which saw a victim cheated of more than $350,000. The victim was also made to record a video of herself with her hands and legs tied up, so the scammers could use it to demand a ransom from her parents in China. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said the suspect was caught after it received a report on Tuesday that the victim, who is also 21, had supposedly been kidnapped. «Prior to the report, the parents of the victim, who were based in China, received a video of the victim with her hands and legs tied up, with a ransom demand from an unknown person communicating in Mandarin,» said SPF in a statement on Saturday. Police officers, including those from the Tanglin Police Division and Criminal Investigation Department, investigated the incident and found her safe on Thursday in a Yishun flat rented by the suspect. She was arrested for her purported involvement in the China officials impersonation scam. Read more