Jail for Malaysian man who kept scamming victims in Singapore even after being arrested and released on bail three times


Tan Kai Wen, 24, ran a series of renovation and rental scams, cheating almost 70 people of about S$78,000. - PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO via The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A man ran a series of renovation and rental scams, cheating almost 70 people of about S$78,000 which he then used for personal expenses like a hotel stay and alcohol.

Tan Kai Wen, 24, had been arrested and released on bail three times, but kept scamming victims until he was finally kept in remand.

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