Indian jailed for cheating through Singapore online market place
An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to 23 months’ jail for cheating a woman he met on Singapore’s online marketplace of over SGD268,000. Thevendran Elan Goven, 31, was handed the sentence on Thursday, after he earlier pleaded guilty to one count of cheating, The Straits Times reported. Two other similar charges were taken into consideration.Deputy Public Prosecutor Suriya Prakash told the court previously that Thevendran did not stop cheating the victim even after all her money was gone.
The court heard that the victim was 25 years old at the time of the offences, according to the Singapore daily report. On or before July 24, 2021, Thevendran posted a listing on Carousell for a PlayStation 4 (PS4), and the victim responded. He told her the game console would be delivered within seven days if she paid a deposit of SGD150, and said she had to pay a balance of another SGD150 after it was delivered. The woman transferred SGD150 to Thevendran on July 24, 2021.
The pair continued messaging on Carousell about unrelated matters before continuing their conversation on WhatsApp. Three days later, he asked her to pay the remaining SGD150 for the console, which he had not delivered, and an additional SDG49 for some PS4 games. The victim complied and transferred SGD199, but did not receive the items.Thevendran continued to message the victim on WhatsApp and began calling her.
