SINGAPORE: A 15-year-old girl , who was allegedly kidnapped in Malaysia is believed to be a victim of a China official impersonation scam, the Singapore Police Force ( SPF ) said on Friday ( Dec 6 ).
CNA is aware that the lady attends a Singaporean school and is a Chinese nationwide.
According to preliminary studies, the girl was given permission to travel to Malaysia on November 24 by fictitious Chinese officials, according to the police’s reaction to press inquiries.
Officers on Friday confirmed that she had returned to Singapore on December 1 with her father. Investigations are ongoing.
On November 25, SPF received a notification that the child had vanished.
Two days later, Singapore authorities announced that Indonesian authorities were looking into the situation and that preliminary investigations indicated the lady had voluntarily left Singapore without her.
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A Chinese federal was detained on Thursday in Johor Bahru in connection with the girl’s theft, according to Malaysian news outlet The Star.
Huang Xiaonan, a 22-year-old studying at a school in Singapore,  , is accused of kidnapping the girl , at a motel in Johor Bahru on Nov 24.  ,
Huang was denied loan by the court, and the prosecution referred to him as a flight risk. On January 27, 2025, he will go back to judge.
According to The Star, the girl , entered Johor Bahru through Woodlands station on Nov 24.
A 48-year-old Foreign national reported to the police on November 26 that his 15-year-old girl had never attended university in Singapore, according to Johor police chief captain M. Kumar.
The child was found in Kuantan, Pahang. Huang was arrested at the same place, The Star reported.
From January to October this year, there were at least 308 scam cases in Singapore involving the impersonation of China officials, with total losses amounting to at least S$ 38.2 million ( US$ 28.5 million ).
At least 231 fraud cases involving the imitation of Chinese officials were reported in the same time last month, totaling more than S$ 22 million.