US man conned another into transferring $7 million to claim property in S pore over more than a year straitstimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from straitstimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
An elderly man in the United States sent about US$5.3 million (S$7 million) to multiple accounts over more than a year after he was told he could claim an inheritance of property in Singapore. Read more at stomp.straitstimes.com
An elderly man sent about US$5.3 million (S$7 million) to multiple accounts over more than a year, after he was told he could claim a purported inheritance of property in Singapore. The scammers then spent almost all of the money on items that included luxury goods at Louis Vuitton and at an Apple Store. A man from Georgia in the.
Odera Odabi and his alleged co-conspirators falsely told the victim through text messages, emails and phone calls that he needed to send money to get a certificate from the International Monetary Fund so he could claim an inheritance in Singapore, the indictment says.