Foreign man arrested after trying and failing to buy $18k watch with mobile wallet at Beach Road shop
A 24-year-old man tried to buy a luxury watch valued at over $18,000 with a mobile wallet at Beach Road shop but failed after several attempts.
He and another foreign national were arrested for using stolen debit and credit card details to commit payment fraud.
The police said they received a call for assistance, but the man had left the scene before officers arrived.
Officers from the Central Police Division subsequently established the identity of the suspect through extensive ground enquiries and with the aid of images from CCTVs and police cameras.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the man had arrived in Singapore on Nov 6 with another 31-year-old man, both believed to be members of a transnational scam syndicate.
The younger man is also believed to be involved in another case of payment fraud.
Each man was arrested separately on Nov 6 and 7 in the transit area of Changi Airport before they were about to leave Singapore.
Four mobile phones were seized as case exhibits.
The two foreigners were to be charged in court on Nov 8 with the offence of conspiracy to cheat by personation, which carries an imprisonment term of up to five years, a fine or both.
