Man held for over scams involving MacBook sales on Carousell


The man allegedly sold MacBooks on Carousell, but victims received dummy items after they made payments via bank transfers. - ST

SINGAPORE: A 31-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in a series of e-commerce scams involving the sale of Apple MacBook laptops, the police said on Wednesday (Nov 29)

Between Oct 28 and Nov 2, the police received several reports from victims who were allegedly cheated by the man.

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