Originally posted by ShutterBug:
[b]Five Chinese nationals nabbed for cheating elderly
woman
By Foo Siew Shyan, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 13 June 2007 2229
hrs
SINGAPORE: Two men and three women have been nabbed for their roles
in a cheating case.
They had duped an elderly woman into giving them money on
Tuesday.
The victim had been waiting to cross the road outside Old Airport
Road hawker centre when she was approached by a woman.
The woman asked her to put cash and jewellery in a black trash bag
in exchange for a prayer to rid misfortune.
But when she opened the bag after returning home, the elderly woman
realised her valuables had been swapped for two bottles of mineral
water and a box of soap powder.
The old lady lost about S$55,000 in cash, and jewellery worth some
S$700.
The five suspects, all Chinese nationals, will be charged in court
on Thursday.
If convicted, they can be jailed up to seven years and fined. -
CNA/yy
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these persons are irresponsible. can't they get jobs and earn
money instead of cheating someone's hard-earned cash and
jewellery?
