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Five more Sim Lim salesmen charged in court for cheating
By Vanessa Paige Chelvan
POSTED: 22 Oct 2015 14:09 UPDATED: 22 Oct 2015 15:25
 
The five men charged on Thursday morning allegedly committed the cheating offences over a period of 13 months while employed as salesmen at Gadget Terminal. 
 
SINGAPORE: Five former salesmen at the now-defunct mobile phone retailer Gadget Terminal at Sim Lim Square were charged in court for cheating on Thursday (Oct 22).
 
Chung Choong Cheik, 34, Justin Chew Chee Kin, 36, Lin Fa Cai, 32, Tan Wei Ping, 40, and Lim Wei Sheng, 30, were charged with between one and eight counts of cheating.
 
Chung was charged with seven counts of abetment to cheat and one count of cheating, and his bail was set at S$20,000. 
 
Lin was charged with three counts of abetment to cheat, Chew was charged with two, and both Lim and Tan were charged with one count of abetment to cheat. 
 
One of Chung's charges stated that he conspired with Chew to deceive a customer into believing that a Xiaomi Mi 4 mobile phone would be sold at price of S$380. Chew then "dishonestly induced" the customer to hand over S$1,000. 
 
The five men allegedly committed the cheating offences over a period of 13 months from October 2013 to November 2014  while employed as salesmen at Gadget Terminal. 
 
The business practices of salesmen at mobile phone shops at popular electronics mall Sim Lim Square has been in the spotlight recently, following the conviction and sentencing of four Mobile Air salesmen to between four and 14 months' jail for cheating unsuspecting customers. Jover Chew, the former owner of Mobile Air, has not yet been sentenced, and was granted bail at S$40,000. 
 
Gadget Terminal was raided on Dec 4 last year and the five salesmen were arrested.
 
The Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) said at the time that Gadget Terminal had topped the list of blacklisted Sim Lim Square shops, with 14 complaints lodged against them from September to November last year.
 
The men were offered bail of between S$10,000 and S$50,000. Lin, Lim, and Chew are expected to plead guilty on Nov 12.
 
Tan's case will be mentioned again on Nov 12 as investigations against him are still ongoing, and more charges may be filed against him. 
 
Chung's next hearing is on Nov 19.
 
- CNA/wl

 

 

 

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they say some salesman in sim lim were also ex-convict?

3 years' jail sought for Sim Lim cheat Jover Chew
Elena Chong
Tuesday, Nov 17, 2015
 
PROSECUTORS called for the boss of a now-defunct electronics firm to be given a three-year jail sentence yesterday after he admitted to conning his customers.
 
Jover Chew Chiew Loon, 33, the "brains and architect" behind Mobile Air, pleaded guilty to 12 of 28 charges against him - including abetment by conspiracy to cheat and criminal intimidation.
 
DPP Lim, who is seeking a sentence of around 36 months, said: "There is strong public interest in deterring errant retail practices.''
 
Chew's lawyer Mathew Kurian said his client, who is taking anti-depressants, "deeply regrets'' his offences.
 
Saying that Chew is a "pauper'', counsel said his client has lost everything in life and is looking forward to start life anew after serving his sentence, which will be passed on Nov 30.
 
 

 

 

 
 
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they say some salesman in sim lim were also ex-convict?

 

 

 

One of his minions got 4 years but he the mastermind will only get at most 3 years? Something is not right here...

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One of his minions got 4 years but he the mastermind will only get at most 3 years? Something is not right here...

 

 

no lah, the rest serve from 4-14 months.

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orbi good

 

 

Mobile Air owner Jover Chew sentenced to 33 months' jail

Chew, 33, pleaded guilty earlier to cheating 26 victims out of S$16,599 over a period of 10 months.

jover-chew-walks-to-the.jpgMobile Air owner Jover Chew at the State Courts on Nov 16. (File photo: S Shiva)
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SINGAPORE: Jover Chew, the owner of now-defunct mobile phone shop Mobile Air, was sentenced to 33 months' jail on Monday (Nov 30) for cheating 26 victims out of S$16,599 over a period of 10 months.

On Nov 16, Chew, 33, pleaded guilty to 12 charges of cheating which took place between January and October 2014. Another 16 charges were taken into consideration for sentencing.

Ten out of the 12 proceeded charges were for cheating offences, while the remaining two were for criminal intimidation and intentional distress.

In November 2014, a video of a Vietnamese tourist begging Chew for a refund went viral. Mr Pham Van Thoai - a factory worker who made about S$200 monthly - paid S$950 for an iPhone 6 at Mobile Air, but was told he could only get the phone if he paid an additional warranty fee of S$1,500.

Chew and his employees also made another customer pick up S$1,010 in coins off his shop floor. The amount was what the Small Claims Tribunal had ordered Mobile Air to refund the customer after the shop overcharged on the price of an iPhone 6 Plus.

Four of Chew’s former employees have been handed jail terms of between four and 14 months.

In a hearing earlier this month, Chew’s lawyer told the court that his client was undergoing treatment for depression. Chew’s wife had also initiated divorce proceedings, his lawyer added. Chew was also taking care of his parents and servicing massive debts incurred by his elder brother, the court heard.

 

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go jail got warranty?

 

 

they make him bend down pick his food then kena ram fr behind...

 

i have no sympathy at all for this POS

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almost same duration as those in CHC case ......... 


they make him bend down pick his food then kena ram fr behind...

 

i have no sympathy at all for this POS

 

 

whats POS ? I only know Point of Sales kekeke applicable too after kana ram  , the POS will ker chng ker chng 

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almost same duration as those in CHC case ......... 

 

 

whats POS ? I only know Point of Sales kekeke applicable too after kana ram  , the POS will ker chng ker chng 

 

POS = Piece of Sh*t

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