Jail for man in S’pore who let his bank account be used to receive scam money

On May 31, the owner of the bank account, Danny Lim Kok Tiong, 55, was sentenced to 15 weeks’ jail after he pleaded guilty to three charges, including one for cheating the manager of a remittance agency by submitting a false reason for remitting money to a Malaysian bank account. — Credit Wood photo created by Racool_studio - www.freepik.com

SINGAPORE: She was told by a man she met on Instagram that he had bought her jewellery for her birthday.

To receive the jewellery and a cash gift, she was asked to pay S$10,000 in Customs-related charges.