Five years’ jail for man behind ‘largest ecommerce fraud by an individual’ in Singapore


The prosecution said Poh’s case involved the largest scale of ecommerce fraud committed by an individual to date in Singapore. — Family photo created by jcomp - www.freepik.com

SINGAPORE: A serial conman cheated 396 victims on online marketplace Carousell over 18 months, resulting in losses totalling S$108,693 (RM348,228).

The prosecution said Caine Poh Zhenlong’s case involved the largest scale of ecommerce fraud committed by an individual to date in Singapore.

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