Couple behind $32m undelivered luxury good (compiled)

[superflawless]

 

Victims of the scammers meet regularly for meals. Bonding over misfortune. 🤣🤣

🤣When we think of scams, we immediately recall unsolicited phone calls and text messages from strangers trying to deceive unsuspecting victims.

We would least expect them to involve our friends, whom we trust and meet regularly.

Sadly, it appears even the sacred concept of friendship wasn’t enough to stop the now-infamous luxury goods scammers from Singapore from swindling their supposed ‘friends’ of their hard-earned money.  

A couple shared that they had lost S$180,000 to the scammers, who are now reportedly on the run in Thailand.

Perhaps more concerning was the fact that the victims had considered the scammers their friends and even met them regularly for social activities, such as dining and shopping.

 

In an exclusive interview with CNA, the couple – identified as Jasper and Alice (not their real names) – first encountered the scammers when they bought a watch from Tradenation last September.

 

The rest of the article.

 

 

[superflawless]

Takes a village...

 

Second Malaysian arrested for helping couple behind luxury goods scam flee Singapore

 

 

A second Malaysian man has been arrested over his role in helping a couple behind a $32 million luxury goods scam flee Singapore.

The 38-year-old Malaysian allegedly conspired with his compatriot Mohamed Alias, 40, to help 26-year-old Singaporean man Pi Jiapeng and his 27-year-old Thai wife, Pansuk Siriwipa escape in a lorry. He was arrested on Friday (29 July) in Malaysia, the Singapore police said.

The police said the Royal Malaysia Police had extended “strong co-operation and assistance” in arresting the man, who will be charged on Saturday.

On 15 July, Mohamed Alias, who was the lorry driver, was charged for his alleged role in the escape.

 

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[Steve5380]

Let us feel blessed and happy that we are not the kind of person who is willing to pay S$26,000 for a Rolex timepiece.

 

I am so pleased with my $50  Timex....

[Guest Nicko Yepardu]

The best news of the week. 

 

Throw that Thai accomplice into  jail and throw away the key. 

 

For good.

[Guest Try and see]

That guy is going to get whacked in prison by the other convicts.

 

Anyway, I wonder how the authorities are going to make him pay back the people he cheated.

The f**ker will likely lie that he spent all the money.

[Guest Nicko Yepardu]

On 8/11/2022 at 9:15 PM, Guest Try and see said:

That guy is going to get whacked in prison by the other convicts.

 

Anyway, I wonder how the authorities are going to make him pay back the people he cheated.

The f**ker will likely lie that he spent all the money.

 

 

Sell his kidneys, liver, heart, iris, to raise money.

[Guest Guest]

SPF added: "The Singapore authorities will do whatever is necessary and permissible under Singapore law to pursue and bring to justice those who commit crimes in Singapore, regardless of where they might have fled to. We will also not hesitate to take firm action against fraudsters."

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/couple-in-32m-luxury-goods-scam-arrested-in-johor-bahru-brought-back-to-singapore

 

In the first place, knowing that the couple was a flight risk, the SPF still chose not to remand them. 

Now that the couple has been arrested because of the joint effort of the Thai and Msian police, the SPF can talk big liao. 🙄🤦‍♂️

[Guest Guest]

On 8/11/2022 at 9:24 PM, Guest Guest said:

SPF added: "The Singapore authorities will do whatever is necessary and permissible under Singapore law to pursue and bring to justice those who commit crimes in Singapore, regardless of where they might have fled to. We will also not hesitate to take firm action against fraudsters."

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/couple-in-32m-luxury-goods-scam-arrested-in-johor-bahru-brought-back-to-singapore

 

In the first place, knowing that the couple was a flight risk, the SPF still chose not to remand them. 

Now that the couple has been arrested because of the joint effort of the Thai and Msian police, the SPF can talk big liao. 🙄🤦‍♂️

 

I think SPF impounded their passports already. No space in jail for these freeloaders.

 

But they quite stupid. With so much money, and they still stay in JB. Even if they cannot run away to other countries, they should have stayed in some ulu ulu places in Malaysia.  Goes to show that wealth do not make a person intelligent, and even stupid people can become wealthy.

 

[Guest Try and see]

On 8/11/2022 at 10:19 PM, Guest Guest said:

 

I think SPF impounded their passports already. No space in jail for these freeloaders.

 

Changi prison has space ah; Boon Keng and Graceson have been transferred out already. 😅

Now Pi Jiapeng can take over any of their vacant cells.

 

 

On 8/11/2022 at 10:19 PM, Guest Guest said:

With so much money, and they still stay in JB. Even if they cannot run away to other countries, they should have stayed in some ulu ulu places in Malaysia.  Goes to show that wealth do not make a person intelligent, and even stupid people can become wealthy.

 

I suspect they wanted to escape to Thailand but couldn't because they ran out of lobangs. Previously they had people in S'pore who helped them to be smuggled to JB.

But once they were in Msia, they didn't know anyone, so it's not easy to move on from there. Or maybe they tried but the Msian lobang took their money and fled without helping them.

 

Put it another way, their luck ran out and karma caught up with them.

[Guest Guest]

Timeline: How a couple fled Singapore after millions were lost in Tradenation luxury goods scam

 

Looks like a lesbian couple! 🤣

Nowadays the straight guys all look like char bor! 

[Guest Guest]

On 8/11/2022 at 10:19 PM, Guest Guest said:

I think SPF impounded their passports already.

 

The guy's passport was impounded. The girl's passport was confiscated by the SPF.

But the SPF cannot be so naive and stupid as to think that no passport = cannot escape, right?

Have they learnt nothing from the Mas Selamat case? 🤦‍♂️

[Guest Guest]

Jb can always take  private car to penang and on boat to Thailand .So stupid to continue stay in jb hotel.

[Guest Guest]

When he was in Secondary 3, Mr Pi Jiapeng dropped out of school but he always told friends that he would make it big one day.

 

Yup. They say be careful what you wish for 😅

[singalion]

On 8/11/2022 at 11:14 PM, Guest Guest said:

 

The guy's passport was impounded. The girl's passport was confiscated by the SPF.

But the SPF cannot be so naive and stupid as to think that no passport = cannot escape, right?

Have they learnt nothing from the Mas Selamat case? 🤦‍♂️

 

after he climbed through a toilet window, onto a wall, jumped into the jungle and swam on top of a turtle cross the Johor straits.... not sure if he was checked by a Malaysian immigration officer on arrival at the Malaysian shore...

 

 

Edited August 11, 2022 by singalion

[fab]

On 8/11/2022 at 11:14 PM, Guest Guest said:

 

The guy's passport was impounded. The girl's passport was confiscated by the SPF.

But the SPF cannot be so naive and stupid as to think that no passport = cannot escape, right?

Have they learnt nothing from the Mas Selamat case? 🤦‍♂️

 

Apparently and unfortunately not.

[Guest Guest]

Once u in Thailand plenty of plastic surgery that can make u a  new person and enjoy  life to the fullest with all the money u have not jb.

[lonelyglobe]

On 8/11/2022 at 10:32 PM, Guest Try and see said:

Or maybe they tried but the Msian lobang took their money and fled without helping them.

Not helping still not so bad,  worst would be take money and report them to JB police in exchange for  Informant rewards.

 

Seems like they were caught upon check-in at the budget hotel, their whereabout already exposed. Free advertising for this budget hotel. 

 

https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/singapore/story20220812-1302232

[Guest Guest]

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/tradenation-luxury-goods-scam-couple-arrested-jb-malaysia-singapore-police-2873971

 

the police gor gor in the news article so handsome

[superflawless]

Those two..... so stupid.

Returned to be caught.

Should have separated and stayed apart for a while, since the authorities were looking for two people.

 

But of course I am glad they were caught.

Truly. 

[Guest Guest]

 

https://mustsharenews.com/luxury-goods-scam-arrested/

 

"According to Shin Min Daily News, the couple was “penniless” at the point of their arrest and had to resort to staying in budget hotels."

 

Who believe they are "penniless" after scamming $32 million? I think they have already laundered the money somewhere. Now all they need to do is to serve a few years in jail and then after that, pull all the money back out and live like a king and a queen for eternity somewhere.

[Guest Guest]

On 8/14/2022 at 12:05 AM, Guest Guest said:

 

https://mustsharenews.com/luxury-goods-scam-arrested/

 

"According to Shin Min Daily News, the couple was “penniless” at the point of their arrest and had to resort to staying in budget hotels."

 

Who believe they are "penniless" after scamming $32 million? I think they have already laundered the money somewhere. Now all they need to do is to serve a few years in jail and then after that, pull all the money back out and live like a king and a queen for eternity somewhere.

 

And to add on ....

 

On Friday (12 Aug), the court charged Pi and Pansuk with three charges each, including:

• Two counts of criminal conspiracy to commit cheating
• One count of illegal departure from Singapore

 

Now ....

The offences of abetment by conspiracy to cheat and criminal conspiracy to cheat are both punishable with imprisonment for a term of up to three years, or fine, or both.

The maximum penalty for attempted illegal departure will be six months' jail and a fine of S$2,000 dollars.

 

So at most 6.5 years later, not even talking about "time-off", they will both be out of prison at age 32 and 33 to enjoy the rest of the hidden money.  

 

It is so good to be a criminal in Singapore, isn't it?

 

[lonelyglobe]

On 8/14/2022 at 12:12 AM, Guest Guest said:

 

And to add on ....

 

On Friday (12 Aug), the court charged Pi and Pansuk with three charges each, including:

• Two counts of criminal conspiracy to commit cheating
• One count of illegal departure from Singapore

 

Now ....

The offences of abetment by conspiracy to cheat and criminal conspiracy to cheat are both punishable with imprisonment for a term of up to three years, or fine, or both.

The maximum penalty for attempted illegal departure will be six months' jail and a fine of S$2,000 dollars.

 

So at most 6.5 years later, not even talking about "time-off", they will both be out of prison at age 32 and 33 to enjoy the rest of the hidden money.  

 

It is so good to be a criminal in Singapore, isn't it?

 

Sh....open secret cannot say,  wait a lot of "foreign talent" apply social visit permit to come in 

Edited August 14, 2022 by lonelyglobe

[Guest Guest]

I think they have a mentor to teach them since there is no escape why not surrender stay at Changi for few years and transfer all the million dollars back to Singapore after their release .If u notice during their arrest they were so calm .

[Guest Guest]

On 8/14/2022 at 12:14 PM, Guest Guest said:

I think they have a mentor to teach them since there is no escape why not surrender stay at Changi for few years and transfer all the million dollars back to Singapore after their release .If u notice during their arrest they were so calm .

 

$32 million and you expect them to "transfer all the million dollars back to Singapore after their release"??? 

 

[singalion]

On 8/14/2022 at 12:14 PM, Guest Guest said:

I think they have a mentor to teach them since there is no escape why not surrender stay at Changi for few years and transfer all the million dollars back to Singapore after their release .If u notice during their arrest they were so calm .

 

not logic. if this is their plan, why did they illegally escape to Malaysia???

 

Could have turned themselves in from start...

 

 

[Guest Closure]

On 8/15/2022 at 1:27 PM, singalion said:

 

not logic. if this is their plan, why did they illegally escape to Malaysia???

 

Could have turned themselves in from start...

 

 

 

They thought they can escape to Thailand la. 

 

But kena played out by their Thai accomplice. 

 

I remember watching a criminal mind epsidoe and they said criminal looks calm when they are caught cause all the worries gone, they can relax. 

 

Innocent people, on the other hand will panic and restless cause they worried. Wrongly accused. Wrongly caught. Never considered jail etc. 

 

Criminals have already thought and weigh that possibilities so they are calm... 

 

And probably they tired from the run. And can't see or find a way to escape Malaysia to Thailand without passport. So getting caught is a closure...

 

Then they can escape again! 

[singalion]

On 8/15/2022 at 2:34 PM, Guest Closure said:

 

They thought they can escape to Thailand la. 

 

But kena played out by their Thai accomplice. 

 

I remember watching a criminal mind epsidoe and they said criminal looks calm when they are caught cause all the worries gone, they can relax. 

 

Innocent people, on the other hand will panic and restless cause they worried. Wrongly accused. Wrongly caught. Never considered jail etc. 

 

Criminals have already thought and weigh that possibilities so they are calm... 

 

And probably they tired from the run. And can't see or find a way to escape Malaysia to Thailand without passport. So getting caught is a closure...

 

Then they can escape again! 

 

See my earlier post some weeks back.

 

I said it won't be easy to get new fake passports.

 

there are many stories of criminals that lost all the cheated money on their "escape", which can take years.

 

You are an easy target as you are dependent on others.

 

Looks like their escape not very well planned.

 

[superflawless]

No, I think they would have gotten fresh passports if they managed to sneak back into Thailand. But the latest report said they never even crossed the Malaysian/Thai border. 

Anyway, it's good they are caught and yes, I also do not believe they are penniless. 

 

[fab]

Did the PRC tourist guide Yang cough out a single cent?

[Guest Chenchen35]

On 8/15/2022 at 4:18 PM, superflawless said:

No, I think they would have gotten fresh passports if they managed to sneak back into Thailand. But the latest report said they never even crossed the Malaysian/Thai border. 

Anyway, it's good they are caught and yes, I also do not believe they are penniless. 

 

Hello, this is their exit strategy story leh. People more interested in the whereabouts of the money la! Report all these for what

[Guest Guest]

On 8/15/2022 at 6:20 PM, fab said:

Did the PRC tourist guide Yang cough out a single cent?

 

No, as a matter of fact, he was only charged for misappropriating $1.1 million even though Mdm Chung’s S$2.7 million in liquid assets had dwindled to less than S$10,000 between early 2010 and August 2014(Ex-tour guide Yang Yin’s jail term extended to 9 years - TODAY (todayonline.com). He was supposed to be sentenced for 11 years and two months in jail since 2017. But guess what? Just 5 years later, he has already served his jail term and got paid to go back to China now. ( Former tour guide Yang Yin, who cheated elderly widow of S$1.1m, deported after serving jail term - CNA (channelnewsasia.com) )

 

 

 

On 8/15/2022 at 1:27 PM, singalion said:

 

not logic. if this is their plan, why did they illegally escape to Malaysia???

 

Could have turned themselves in from start...

 

You don't' need to try so hard to prove to everyone that you are STOOOOOPID! You think it is going to be so easy for them to launder all the money in Singapore, especially when the case has blown up so big to the extent that everyone was looking for them? 

 

[singalion]

 

Someone thinks that the cheated money by them is still in Singapore...

 

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