Scammer in SG offering electronics on Carousell gets jail for cheating 128 people of nearly S$148,000


On May 23, Ong was sentenced to 23 months and six weeks’ jail after he pleaded guilty to one count each of cheating and an offence under the Computer Misuse Act. — Image by fabrikasimf on Freepik

SINGAPORE: A serial conman was in the process of making full restitution to 13 scam victims he had duped on online marketplace Carousell when he reoffended and cheated another 128 people of nearly S$148,000 (RM502,299) on the same platform.

On May 23, Nicholas Ong Chang Hui, 23, was sentenced to 23 months and six weeks’ jail after he pleaded guilty to one count each of cheating and an offence under the Computer Misuse Act.

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