Man cheats 62 from over 10 countries of S$383k in one of S’pore’s largest ever rental scams

Sixty-two victims - from a range of countries and included Singaporeans - were scammed in one of the largest rental scams prosecuted till date. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A French exchange student looking for a place to stay in Singapore contacted Gibson Zeng Xianfu after seeing his rental listing on Airbnb.

The student paid S$9,000 to secure the unit but before the agreed move-in date, Zeng, 29, claimed it was unavailable and offered another date or a refund.