Couple in Internet extortion scam remanded by AMK Police again

The young couple who allegedly extorted $6,000 from a student in an Internet scam were remanded for another week for further investigation.

The prosecution told a district court on Wednesday that five victims have come forward since the case was reported in the media.

Yap Siew Ting, 17, and Alexander Soh Zhi Ren, 21, both unemployed, had been held at Ang Mo Kio police division since they were charged a week ago with extorting money from Mr Ng Yong Cheng, 22, by putting him in fear of injury to his reputation.

The charge states that they threatened to upload his nude video over the Internet if he did not hand over the money to them.

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