Tourist charged over alleged attempt to cheat aunt of S$5,600 by staging own kidnapping


Liu's aunt back home received text messages last week from an unknown person, claiming that her nephew had been kidnapped and asking for a ransom. - SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

SINGAPORE: A Chinese tourist was in Singapore when his aunt back home received text messages last week from an unknown person, claiming that her nephew had been kidnapped and asked for a 30,000 yuan (S$5,630) ransom.

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) was alerted and, within three hours, officers found the purported kidnap victim, Liu Changjian, 33, safe and sound in the Marina Bay area.

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