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Man jailed for cheating 2 victims with durian and investment scams

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Under the pretence of securing an order of durians for a Ministry of Education (MOE) event, a durian seller convinced a man to lend him $4,200 to pay for the fruit. After receiving the money, Ho Teck Lai paid $1,000 to his durian supplier for other orders and used the...

In January 2022, Mr Timothy Lee Chee Haw, who was interested in getting into the durian industry, got in touch with Ho after finding out about him from a fellow member in a WhatsApp group.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Victoria Ting said:"This was a false representation, as the accused did not in fact have any such upcoming order from MOE." "When Lee started asking for repayment, the accused came up with various excuses," said DPP Ting, adding that Ho has not made any restitution to date.

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