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Police are looking for a man to assist with investigations into
a series of flat rental scams reported at Block 123, Rivervale
Drive, in Punggol.
He is Mr Dennis Ang Beng Kiat, and is described as being in his
40s and about 1.7m tall, said the police in a statement
yesterday.
The appeal for information comes after at least three reports of
flat-rental scams at the block were lodged from November last
year.
In all the cases, victims had responded to flat-rental
advertisements placed in the newspapers some time in mid-October
last year.
The suspect would arrange with victims to view the unit and
collect money from them, ranging from $2,700 to $8,000, in deposit
and advance rental fees for the unit.
After collecting the money, the suspect would become evasive
and, then, uncontactable.
Anyone with information on Mr Ang can call the police hotline on
1800-255-0000.
All information will be kept strictly confidential.
Members of the public are advised to report instances of people
claiming to offer rentals of one- and two-room Housing Board flats
to the police or HDB immediately, as such flats should be rented
from HDB.
For other housing units, members of the public should seek the
services of licensed estate agents or registered sales staff, known
also as property agents.
Before they do so, they should check agents' identities and the
validity of agents' credentials against the Public Register of
Estate Agents and Salespersons on the Council for Estate Agencies
website at www.cea.gov.sg
