I'm sure many of you remember the now infamous Shahrilwan Mohd Sidek case on our forums a couple of years back. The last we heard of him, he was arrested by the police somewhere up north, and is currently out on bail. He probably ruined his future for RM70k, what with his name being all over Google for all the wrong reasons.
It seems that a similar copycat scammer tried to do the same in the immensely populated VR-Zone forums down south in Singapore. The MO (method of operation) was distinctly the same. Do a couple of small transactions to gain the trust of the members, then open up a seemingly innocent bulk order for an insanely cheap price, collect a killing in deposit cash, and dissapear. He even had an accomplice of sorts - just like the Shahrilwan Bonnie and Clyde routine!
Singaporean police however are super efficient, and picked him up a few days after the victims decided to launch a police report. Singapore's laws allow for him to be put in prison for up to 10 years, and also get three strokes of the "rotan" for overstaying his visa (he was a British citizen by the way).
Comment: Our policeman should Rotan Shahrilwan as well. Sometimes you got to think, normal theft and white collar theft, which one has the bigger money loss?The higher money loss-bigger rotan
