Man jailed for pretending to supply gloves and face masks during COVID-19 pandemic, cheating 11 victims of S$3.79m
Gerald Chan Tzen-Chou, who has been in remand since December 2020, told one of his victims that global demand for surgical face masks was very high and convinced her to invest with him in an Indonesian factory producing them. Neither the factory nor his investment was real.
Gerald Chan Tzen-Chou, a 48-year-old man, has been sentenced to eight years and nine months in jail after pleading guilty to cheating 11 victims of S$3.79 million during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chan falsely claimed to be an authorized distributor of 3M surgical face masks and medical supplies, convincing his victims to invest in fake factories and investments.
He amassed his funds by using Carousell, lying to his victims about the legitimacy of his operations, and even spent a portion of his ill-gotten gains on personal expenses and casino gambling.
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