Foreign student whose bank account was used in fake SAF bulk order scams gets jail, in first such sentencing

[qcy888]

Rajadi was remanded and made her mitigation plea through a Sinhalese interpreter.

She said she was very sorry for what she did and that she did not know the gravity of the offence at the time.

"I ran into financial difficulties. My mother was a heart patient and she was unable to send me money," she said.

"I had no choice, I borrowed from friends. However, they threatened me, then some of my friends suggested selling the bank account details, I agreed."

She said she was deeply remorseful.

"Your honour, I came here to study. I have disappointed my mother. Please give me a chance," said Rajadi, pleading for the minimum sentence.

She came here alone to study but don't know how to speak English?

If her mother has a heart condition and facing financial constraints, why the heck didn't she go back to Sri Lanka to take care of her? Why still stay in expensive Singapore and resort to scamming to pay her bills?

3 months is too lenient, should be 1 year and immediate deportation upon release.

 

[cosmothecat]

Don't play play in Singapore

Everything got record and can be traced

 

[Solidus_GZ]

lucky she is not in china, or death sentence right away

 

[GarnetDragon]

Ya gotta clamp em down

 

[Chalkycliffs]

Pls tattoo scam mule on forehead before sending back

I think tattooing her name will be more effective....

Got more letters to use.

 

[rider83]

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sin...fake-saf-bulk-order-scam-bank-account-5379556

Well done police n our court system. Sends a tough message to their mules.

Rajadi was remanded and made her mitigation plea through a Sinhalese interpreter.

Dunno English?

Is Sri Lanka scammer new base? Will she be deported?

When comes to getting credit, their english very good one.

When problem/trouble, suddenly cannot speak english

 

[Shion]

pls send back home...deport...

 

[viethai]

Law too lenient...

 

[Acetone]

I’m surprised that she can come here to study without even knowing how to speak english.

ICA better come clean on the approval of all these foreigners.

 

[SaintPeachie]

When are we giving her a citizenship for being so talented?

 

[weiess]

 

[uselessbum]

While it's good that they are going after those that provide bank accounts or phone lines to those scammers, it would be nice to catch AT LEAST one of those callers/masterminds. So far, none of the callers have been caught.

 

[Lè Crayons]

She came here alone to study but don't know how to speak English?

If her mother has a heart condition and facing financial constraints, why the heck didn't she go back to Sri Lanka to take care of her? Why still stay in expensive Singapore and resort to scamming to pay her bills?

3 months is too lenient, should be 1 year and immediate deportation upon release.

Using interpreter doesn't mean she totally cannot speak English. It's just that English is not her first language. It's a legal thing to use an interpreter if English is not her first language.

But anyways, I wonder which school is she studying in?

 

[106gunner]

will ICA allow the foreign student to continue studying and working here after her jail term?

 

[106gunner]

This time, the victim noted that Marcus had not collected the 150 biryani meals. The ready-to-eat meals had also not been delivered by Kelvin.

Suspecting he had fallen for a scam, the victim lodged a police report.

Run a food stall yet so dumb to fall for the scam

 

[Maihiam]

Paid $8000 for 40 ready to eat meals means each meal costs $200? What type of meal is that?

 

[purplewave]

well. what else can i say

 

[Cyber_Ghost]

Student in Singapore, don't know English.

Come here learn what sia.

level 1 scam technique.

after graduation, go Cambodia to become scam center manager.

 

[Mechafanboy]

Need to round up her friends and send them packing back home. They likely did the same.

 

[weiess]

the name is super duper long siah....

"Rajadi Rajasinghe Manamendra Patabadilage Vishwa Madavi"