SINGAPORE — A man working for an illegal money changer snatched S$30,000 from an unhappy client as he was being pinned down by an accomplice at Jurong Point shopping centre after his boss said to get the cash 'by hook or by crook'.
SINGAPORE — A man working for an illegal money changer snatched S$30,000 from an unhappy client as he was being pinned down by an accomplice at Jurong Point shopping centre after his boss said to get the cash"by hook or by crook".
An agreement was struck to change the money at the rate of S$1 to 4.8 yuan which would mean Mr Zhang Renfei getting 480,000 yuan in his designated account in China upon paying the outfit S$100,000. Once the first transfer had gone through successfully, Tan would then repeat the procedure in three subsequent transfers.
Zhang Kexi told his two accomplices to meet with Mr Zhang Renfei inside Jurong Point shopping centre to take him to their agreed rendezvous but when they met, Mr Zhang Renfei refused to leave the shopping centre out of fear for his safety. Mr Zhang Renfei then took refuge at a Subway outlet on the first floor of Jurong Point shopping centre and called the police for assistance.A short video clip was played in court which showed the moment Mr Zhang Renfei was tackled to the floor andas Zhang Kexi snatched a handful of money from the man's paper bag before running out of the outlet.
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