Tourist in S'pore fakes own kidnapping to trick aunt to pay S$5,700 'ransom', gets jail

Tourist in S'pore fakes own kidnapping to trick aunt to pay S$5,700 'ransom', gets jail

Mothership - News·2024-05-07 12:02

After gambling at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) on a near-daily basis within the span of a week, a tourist from China accrued S$30,000 of debts.

To repay the debt, Liu Changjian, 34, faked his own kidnapping and attempted to deceive his aunt in China into paying him a ransom of RMB30,000 (S$5,726).

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