Police arrest man, 27, for involvement in ZoukOut ticket sale scams

SINGAPORE - A 27-year-old man was arrested for his alleged involvement in several ZoukOut ticket sale scams, the police said in a media release on Wednesday (Dec 14).

The man was arrested along Town Hall Link on Tuesday (Dec 13).

Since August, buyers have made reports of being cheated by a seller who offered discounted tickets to Zouk's annual beach festival on online marketplace Carousell.

After being paid, the seller would become uncontactable and the victims would not get the tickets.

The man faces a charge for the offence of cheating, for which he can be fined and jailed for up to 10 years.

The police advised the public to take the following precautions when shopping online:

- Bear in mind that the party you are dealing with online is a stranger. Before performing a transaction, find out how the online site safeguards your interest or can help you resolve disputes.

- Whenever possible, pay only on delivery.

- If advance payments are required, use shopping platforms that provide arrangements to release your payment to the seller only upon your receipt of the item.

- Be mindful that although culprits may provide a copy of an identification card or driver's licence to gain your trust, it may not necessarily belong to the person communicating with you online.

For more information on scams, visit scamalert.sg or call the anti-scam hotline at 1800-722-6688.