Man cheated five victims of over S$6,000 in rental scam after seeing Facebook post on similar crime


SINGAPORE: A man who saw a Facebook post about a woman duped in a rental scam decided to carry out a similar ruse as he was facing financial difficulties at the time.

In 2023 and 2024, Lee Wei Jie, 27, cheated five people of over $6,000 in total after claiming that a room in his home was available for rent though he had no intention to lease it.

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