Young people are being lured into criminal acts by the promise of fast cash.
Assistant Superintendent of Police Michael Ho, Deputy Superintendent Alvin Li and Inspector Ong Tiam Huat from the CID’s unlicensed moneylending strike force.
“They are recruited through platforms like Telegram and also through friends offering money opportunities,” added ASP Ho, who leads the anti-unlicensed moneylending squad at Bedok Division. They had targeted a residential unit in Tampines Street 83. ASP Ho said the victim’s unit was vandalised with paint and graffiti, and her gate was locked with a bicycle lock.
The teen, who secured the job through a Telegram group called “SG Fast Cash”, said he had communicated with a person he knew only as “Lincoln”.Unlicensed moneylending syndicates post such “fast cash” advertisements on Telegram groups to lure people into doing their dirty work. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM TELEGRAM
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