Tradenation luxury goods scam: Couple appeared calm when police approached, says JB hotel receptionist

Pi and Pansuk now  face three charges, which two are for  conspiracy to cheat.

They are accused of cheating customers of Tradenation between May twenty-eight, 2021 and Jun 27 this year simply by deceiving them directly into paying for luxury timepieces that they did not plan to deliver.

They are also accused of cheating customers of Tradeluxury into buying luxury handbags between January 15 and Jun 27.

The remaining charge is for illegally leaving Singapore through Tuas Checkpoint upon Jul 4.

They appeared inside a district court via video link through remand. Pi had been dressed in a green shirt, while Pansuk wore a dark dress.

When the judge asked if they had anything to say, Pi said it had been “not right” to allow them to have fled the country.

“It’s due to the pressure that we encounter during that point of your time. Me and my spouse are facing lots of death threats and pressure, ” he or she said.

“It is our mistake to take that decision and we are really very my apologies about the trouble. ”

The abuse for cheating is really a jail term as high as 10 years and a good.

The penalty for leaving Singapore without presenting a passport is up to 6 months’ jail and also a fine of up to S$1, 000.