Man jailed for more than 4 years for depositing fake S$10,000 note

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SINGAPORE: A man who deposited a counterfeit S$10,000 note at a DBS bank branch was sentenced to four years and two months' jail on Thursday (Mar 5).

at a DBS bank branch was sentenced to four years and two months' jail on Thursday .

Yolanda, who is also a co-accused, told Saw that Jusuf promised to give a commission of S$1,000 each if Yolanda and Saw helped him.Wanting to get the commission, Saw agreed to help and suggested changing the note at an antique store in Chinatown, said Deputy Public Prosecutor Jotham Tay. They took a cab to Harbourfront, where Saw entered the DBS Harbourfront branch while the two co-accused waited outside.

Saw was arrested and admitted to investigators that he had known that something might have been"wrong" about the note, and that it might be fake. Saw also said that he was nervous and afraid while waiting for his queue number to be called at DBS bank because he had no confidence in the note's authenticity.

 

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