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The duo opened Telegram accounts and used photos of girls that they found online as profile pictures.
SINGAPORE - A teen duo, who pretended to offer sexual services for cash, scammed about 15 to 20 victims of around $1,500.
A man, now 19, pleaded guilty on Dec 20 to five charges, including one for the cheating offence.
His other offences include driving when he was below 18 years of age, renting cars to go for supper, to meet friends, and to visit Bukit Brown cemetery. He was 17 at that time.
His partner in the scam, a 17-year-old girl, is expected to plead guilty on Dec 22.
The duo carried out their scams from around May to October 2022.
They cannot be named as they were below 18 when some of the crimes were committed and are protected under the Children and Young Persons Act.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Ronnie Ang said the pair came up with the idea to earn “fast cash” some time in May 2022, by operating a scam in which the girl falsely represented that she offered sexual services in exchange for money.
They opened Telegram accounts and used photos of girls that they found online as profile pictures.
They used a variety of pseudonyms on these accounts, such as “Gwen”, “Ash” and “Amanda”, and joined various Telegram public chat groups, such as Telegram Hitch and groups where sexual services are offered.
After joining these groups, they received private messages from members of the groups who were interested in getting to know the fake account user.
The pair then pretended to offer sexual services in exchange for money.
Said DPP Ang: “For some chats, the co-accused sent voice notes of herself speaking to assure the other party that she was a real female.”
The duo would then arrange to meet with their victims, asking them to pay a deposit of between $10 and $50 before they meet.
They provided the man’s PayNow number for payment. After the victims had paid them, they would instruct them to go to a meeting place.
When the victims arrive at the meeting place, the pair would tell them that they are not comfortable to meet and ask for more money.
They would then stop communicating with the victims and block them.
On Oct 7, 2022, a 33-year-old man lodged a police report saying that he had been scammed by a woman offering sexual services.
A probation report has been called for the 19-year-old offender, and he is expected to return to court on Jan 31, 2024, for sentencing.
