Recalcitrant SG scammer charged with cheating victim with MacBook ruse on Carousell


Ong pretended he had a MacBook Pro laptop to sell at $2,549 on Carousell when he did not. — The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: Two years after he was issued a stern warning for cheating 13 victims in 2020, a 21-year-old man was hauled back to court for a similar offence.

On Thursday (Jan 27), Nicholas Ong Chang Hui was accused of scamming another victim on Nov 15, 2021.

Subscribe or renew your subscriptions to win prizes worth up to RM68,000!

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
   

Next In Tech News

Former BP boss Looney to chair US data company Prometheus Hyperscale
Indian regulator rejects Apple request to put antitrust report on hold
Share too much info on social media and risk being hacked, warns MCMC
What is Bluesky and why are people leaving X to sign up?
Opinion: Messages can gobble up storage space
ChatGPT writes better poetry than Shakespeare, most people think
Game review: Help the sleeping Smurfs wake up from Gargamel's spell
TikTok CEO sought Musk's input ahead of Trump administration, WSJ reports
How 'CoComelon' became a mass media juggernaut for preschoolers
Evolution of smartphone damage: From drips to drops

Others Also Read