Man cheated victims of over $17k with claims of access to Louis Vuitton discounts

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He claimed he could get discounts at Louis Vuitton (LV), by either representing that he worked at the fashion brand or that he was a former employee and had connections to get branded goods at a discount. These claims were false and between September 2019 and September...

Part of his scheme included proposing a business plan to some victims in which he claimed he would sell the goods he bought with their money at a profit, and that he would share the gains.

"His sole aim was to deceive the victims into transferring monies to him so that he could use the monies to pay his debts and cover his personal living expenses," said DPP Dhiraj.He reached out to her on or about Sept 19, 2020 via Facebook Messenger, saying he was working at LV and was able to buy goods at up to a 50 per cent discount.

DPP Dhiraj, who asked for Soon to be sentenced to 16 months' jail, said it was particularly concerning that his offences involved the use of a modus operandi which he adopted previously. Soon's lawyer Perry Wong told the court that her client suffered from depression and gambling disorder, and had attempted suicide.

 

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