SINGAPORE: A married woman managed to get three different men to fall in love with her and transfer her large sums of money, with one of them cheating his parents into handing over their life savings.

In total, she cheated 10 people of more than S$880,000 (US$646,000).

Even when she was charged and her trial was pending, 49-year-old Joceyln Kwek Sok Koon managed to cheat her husband's ex-colleague of S$338,600, lying to him that she could help him obtain permanent residency in Singapore.

Kwek pleaded guilty on Thursday (Oct 12) to multiple charges of cheating. She was remanded and listened morosely to the proceedings with a mask over her face, appearing haggard.

The court heard that Kwek got to know her lover and co-accused Lai Sze Yin in July 2016, when the 24-year-old man delivered a parcel to her home.

Even though Kwek was married and had two children, she began dating Lai. To conceal her real identity from Lai's family, she created a persona she assumed - a young woman named Rachel Lam Xin Yi who was studying in the National University of Singapore.

She never met Lai's family but would talk to his parents over the phone, gaining their trust that way and buying them gifts.

She managed to get Lai to trick his parents and younger sister into handing over a total of S$150,000 on the guise of investments or a car loan.

Lai's mother lodged a police report in October 2018 saying her son's girlfriend had cheated her entire savings and had been uncontactable for over a year.