Jail for foreign student in Singapore who sold bank account used in recent spate of bulk order scams

Sri Lankan national Rajadi Rajasinghe Manamendra Patabadilage Vishwa Madavi, 22, pleaded guilty on Oct 1 to one charge under the Computer Misuse Act. - Photo: ST

SINGAPORE: A foreign student, who sold her bank account, which was later used by criminals to receive money from a bulk order scam victim, has been sentenced to three months and two weeks’ jail.

The victim was the owner of Karu’s Indian Banana Leaf Restaurant, who fell for a scam involving biryani meals ordered by a man from “Stagmont Camp”.