3 men arrested for conspiring to cheat woman of money using fake gold ingots

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Two of the men offered to leave "gold ingots" with their victim if she agreed to give them cash as collateral.

SINGAPORE – Three men were arrested on June 20 over their alleged involvement in conspiring to cheat using fake gold ingots.The police said they received a report that a female victim was cheated of $4,000 after two men handed over “gold ingots” to her for safekeeping.

Additionally, the men also showed her a document with “old Chinese writings” that resembled an old will, along with a small gold ingot, said the police. The victim went to the same goldsmith shop to authenticate the other “gold ingots” and was told that those were fake.

 

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