Two women arrested for online love scam

Two women aged 31 and 40 have been arrested for their suspected involvement in an online love scam. PHOTO: ST FILE

SINGAPORE - Two women aged 31 and 40 have been arrested for their suspected involvement in an online love scam.

On Sunday (July 17), police received a report of a case of cheating through such a scam.

The 41-year-old victim had gotten to know an unidentified man online in May and was led to believe that she was getting into a romantic relationship, police said in a news release on Thursday (July 21).

She was eventually convinced to transfer close to £43,500 (S$78,000) to an overseas bank account on two occasions before being advised by a friend to lodge a police report.

Following investigations by officers from Bedok Division, the suspects' identities were established and they were arrested along Bedok Road on Monday.

Cash amounting to $20,000 was recovered from one of the suspects, police said.

Investigations are ongoing.

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