He said he was the managing director of Chan Brothers Travel,
and told Stomp blogger Silver Ang that he was wanted her to do a
travel commercial.
With this belief, Silver treated him as a friend, and paid $10,940
for his personal expenses, only to discover that he was a
conman.
30-year-old Chan Kok Yong cheated victims of more than $21,000 by
offering them fake tour packages, and also feigned interest in
hiring them, as in Silver's case.
He was found guilty and jailed for 16 months yesterday (Apr 14),
but has not compensated the victims.
Silver met Chan on a film set last month and he told her he was
interested in engaging her to do a travel commercial for Chan
Brothers.
Over the next few days, she paid for his personal shopping,
entertainment and transport expenses. Chan claimed that he would
pay her back when the "project" was completed.
However, Silver was unable to contact him afterwards.
Suspicious, she went to Chan Brothers to verify his identity and
was told that no such person worked for the company. She made a
police report on March 30.
Chan told the court that he resorted to cheating people because he
had incurred debts when his mother was diagnosed with cancer. He
added, ""I have paid back all my debts now. Today is the first
anniversary of my mother's death... I am determined to turn over a
new leaf."
In an interview, Silver said, "I treated him as a friend. But he
took advantage of our friendship. Even when he is released, I will
not trust him again."
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