39-year-old Singaporean, Dionne-Edna Lin, impersonated lawyers and faked her death to defraud her aunt of S$114,000.
Dionne-Edna Lin Lilian, a 39-year-old Singaporean, was sentenced to 20 months in prison for defrauding her 61-year-old aunt out of nearly S$114,000. She faked her death and impersonated two lawyers to convince her aunt to transfer funds for alleged inheritance processing fees. The scam was uncovered when the aunt reported it to the police on June 28, 2019, after realizing she had depleted her finances.
October 16, 2024
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