Assistant manager posed as CPIB officer to cheat man of S$9,000

SINGAPORE: Fong Wei Yang, 23, an assistant manager at McDonald's, has been sentenced to jail for posing as a Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CIPB) officer and a monk to cheat a man of S$9,000.

Posing as a CPIB officer, Fong together with one Thuraisamy Senthi had duped 47-year-old Koh Gan Pore into handing over the money on five separate occasions in September 2009.

Mr Koh, a former senior technical officer attached to Tuas South incineration plant, had earlier been accused of collecting bribes from contractors in the facility. He committed suicide later that year.

They also attempted to cheat Mohamad Santosa Suratim, who had also been accused of accepting bribes at the incineration plant, of S$10,000. However, he did not fall for the ruse.

Other than posing as a CPIB officer, Fong also pretended to be a monk from the Loyang Tua Pek Kong temple and fooled Mr Koh into handing over a supposed donation of S$1,000.

Fong Wei Yang will spend 14 weeks behind bars. Thuraisamy's pre-trial conference will be held next Thursday.

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