SINGAPORE: A man accessed a Telegram group chat that was circulating stolen credit card details and used them to make hundreds of dollars worth of taxi bookings and Burger King orders.
Between Nov 21, 2020 and Dec 23, 2020, Syawal booked taxi rides on 34 occasions and charged them to the credit card. He continued to book taxi trips until an error message popped up in his account. An accountant working for Burger King Singapore filed a police report in early March 2021, saying the company had detected fraudulent transactions amounting to S$225.40.
However, Syawal has a long list of past convictions dating from 2003, when he received probation for criminal breach of trust. Over the years, he has received sentences ranging from reformative training to jail for crimes like theft and criminal breach of trust.In mitigation, Syawal asked for a shorter jail term, saying he has a daughter and wife living in Indonesia. He said he is the sole breadwinner, working as a house painter, but his business was affected due to the pandemic.
The judge told Syawal that the charges against him were fairly serious, but said while Syawal had made full restitution, he has a long line of past convictions.
Source: Loan Digest (loandigest.net)
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