Woman sent fake PayNow receipts for 59 meals, gets jail term reduced from 21 months to 11
She ordered from two restaurants for almost three years, sending edited PayNow screenshots instead of actual payments. This article ( Woman sent fake PayNow receipts for 59 meals, gets jail term reduced from 21 months to 11 ) first appeared on The Independent Singapore News .
A 33-year-old Filipino woman has been charged with various offenses, including cheating, theft, fraud, and obstruction of justice, after she used fake PayNow transfer screenshots to scam a popular seafood restaurant for 59 unpaid meals, totaling over $3,000. She pleaded guilty to four of these charges, while the remaining ones are to be considered by the judge.
According to Shin Min Daily News, the suspect began ordering food from the restaurant in May 2022. To execute her scheme, she transferred the money to her account using PayNow and took a screenshot. She then utilized photo editing software to alter the recipient's name on the screenshot to the restaurant's name and sent the receipt to the establishment to confirm her order.
Through this method, she successfully stole over $3,000 worth of meals from the restaurant 35 times between May 2022 and August 2023. Additionally, she scammed another restaurant between June 15, 2024, and May 28, 2025, by stealing more than $6,000 from it across 24 occasions.
Initially, the judge sentenced her to 21 months and 8 weeks in prison. However, her lawyer managed to negotiate a reduction in her sentence for the fraud charge from 18 months to 8 months, resulting in a total sentence of 11 months and 8 weeks.
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