While on probation, S’pore youth posed online as girl offering sexual services to scam victims of S$1,670


The youth, 19, pleaded guilty in court on Monday (Nov 22) to a charge of cheating and another of acquiring money from criminal conduct, with four other similar charges taken into consideration. — Background photo created by rawpixel.com - www.freepik.com

SINGAPORE: A teenager posed as a girl offering sexual services to scam multiple victims while he was still under probation for fighting in public.

To avoid being caught, he used his friend’s bank account to receive the money from his sex scam, which amounted to S$1,670 (RM5,130).

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