Jail for elderly married woman in SG who opened bank account on behalf of ‘online boyfriend’

By Shaffiq Alkhatib

Kang Pue Hua received nearly S$260,000 in her account from suspicious sources. — KELVIN CHNG/The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: A 75-year-old married woman was sentenced to five weeks’ jail on Oct 22 after she opened a bank account on behalf of her “online boyfriend” whom she had met on WhatsApp.

Kang Pue Hua then received nearly S$260,000 (RM854,512) in her account from suspicious sources.

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