Man charged with cheating over scams involving Pokemon cards
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Eugene Kwek Yi Jun is said to have duped a victim into believing that he had Pokemon trading cards for sale between Oct 23 and Dec 1.
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SINGAPORE – A man appeared in a district court on Dec 3 for his alleged involvement in more than 100 cases of e-commerce scams involving Pokemon trading cards, in which at least $80,000 was lost.
Eugene Kwek Yi Jun, 29, was handed a cheating charge involving a victim.
According to preliminary investigations, Kwek is said to have advertised limited-edition Pokemon trading cards on online marketplace Carousell.
In a statement on Dec 2, the police said that after the victims made payment via bank transfers, they did not receive the trading cards.
When questioned, the man claimed that the delivery of the trading cards was delayed and he eventually became unresponsive.
Officers arrested Kwek on Dec 1.
According to court documents, the Singaporean is said to have duped a victim into believing that he had Pokemon trading cards for sale between Oct 23 and Dec 1.
The victim then purportedly paid $1,800 via PayNow to another man identified as Desmond Wong, whose details were not disclosed in court documents.
On Dec 3, Kwek was ordered to be remanded at the Central Police Division and his case will be mentioned again in court on Dec 10.
For cheating, an offender can be jailed for up to 10 years and fined.
