An elderly woman who met her “online boyfriend” on WhatsApp opened a bank account on his behalf which was later used to receive nearly $260,000 from suspicious sources.
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In reality, she had handed it to her “boyfriend”, known as “John Lee Marina”, whose real identity remains unknown. She also pleaded guilty to a second charge – performing an act that could pervert the course of justice by lying to a police officer. He told her to open a bank account on his behalf. She agreed, and visited an ICBC branch in Ang Mo Kio on Dec 24, 2021.Deputy Public Prosecutor Ng Jun Kai told the court: “The accused knew this fact to be false. The accused’s intention was to intentionally induce ICBC into opening a bank account for her. She would then allow John to control .”
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