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this one kena lighter sentence.

Sim Lim cheater gets 28 weeks' jail
Amir Hussain, Wednesday, Jan 6, 2016
 
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Justin Chew Chee Kin, 36, pleaded guilty to two counts of engaging in a conspiracy to cheat customers.
Photo: The Straits Times
 
A SALESMAN cried in court yesterday, begging for mercy for cheating two customers at his shop in Sim Lim Square. But the judge dismissed the tears, saying he had no scruples and sentenced him to 28 weeks' jail.
 
Justin Chew Chee Kin, 36, formerly a salesman at Gadget Terminal, which has since closed, had pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiring with the shop's boss, Chung Choon Cheik, 33, alias Gavin, to cheat two customers in 2014.
 
Chew is the first employee to be sentenced; a total of five men from the shop, including Chung, were charged in October last year with scheming to cheat its customers.
 
A district court heard that Chew started working for Chung, a fellow Malaysian, in April 2014, on $1,800 a month, plus commission.
 
Chung allegedly taught his staff to cheat customers. The staff would offer mobile phones at attractive prices. After initial payments were made, they would trick customers into paying more.
 
On Sept 30, 2014, Chew quoted a Chinese national working here $300 for an Apple iPhone 4s mobile phone. The customer paid and was asked to sign a document, supposedly a two-year worldwide warranty. Chew then told him he had to pay $480 for the warranty.
 
Chew threatened to fax the document to his office and complain to his employer if he did not pay. The customer called the police.
 
When the police arrived, Chew told them the customer had three options: Pay the $480 for the phone, pay no extra amount but leave with a phone of lower value, or cancel the deal and forfeit part of the sum paid as a "cancellation fee". The customer incurred a $288 cancellation fee.
 
On Oct 12 that year, Chew quoted a Chinese national studying here $380 for a Xiaomi mobile phone. The student handed Chew a $1,000 note and was asked to sign for a two-year warranty. After this was signed, Chew told him the total cost was $980. The customer called the police when Chew refused to refund the sum.
 
When the police arrived, Chew insisted the customer pay more or cancel the deal and pay a $294 cancellation fee. This was reduced to $215 after negotiation.
 
Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Muhammad Faizal urged the court to impose a stiff sentence of four months' jail per charge, noting that Chew had tried to present both cases as simple contractual disputes.
 
He said the cheating cases at the shop had created a "deep sense of disquiet" among the public, along with those at another errant Sim Lim Square retailer, Mobile Air.
 
The DPP noted that the Consumers Association of Singapore had received 2,000 complaints against retailers in Sim Lim Square, Lucky Plaza and People's Park Centre from 2012 to 2014.
 
In mitigation, Chew, who did not have a lawyer, said he needed to support his family. "I humbly beg for leniency... my family needs me," he said, crying.
 
But District Judge Jasvender Kaur told Chew: "You had no scruples in carrying out a despicable deception on unsuspecting customers."
 
She jailed him for 14 weeks for each charge, with both jail terms to run consecutively.
 
He could have been jailed for up to 10 years and fined per charge. Last year, Mobile Air's boss and four staff were each jailed four to 33 months for cheating.
 
 

 

 

 
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Jman888

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Really nothing the police could do.

 

 

he probably think he is bigger than the police at that time, now he cry and beg [laugh]  

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Kusje

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he probably think he is bigger than the police at that time, now he cry and beg [laugh]  

 

He really was bigger than the police lor.

 

Imagine he is now being jailed for cheating and it was done right in front of the police and with their full knowledge.

 

Means the police condone the cheating.

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BanCoe

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He really was bigger than the police lor.

 

Imagine he is now being jailed for cheating and it was done right in front of the police and with their full knowledge.

 

Means the police condone the cheating.

in fact those polismen attending to the complaint should also have been ticked off for allowing such a "trade" to happen to settle the dispute

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GLZT

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He really was bigger than the police lor.

 

Imagine he is now being jailed for cheating and it was done right in front of the police and with their full knowledge.

 

Means the police condone the cheating.

Dont blame the police la. They also jin sad life one cause their top brass all scared complaint this and that, so don't empower them with much authority at all. Later affect kpi look not good on books you know?
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Sabretan

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They are law enforcers, they cannot change the law. They really need new law (passed by MPs) to empower them with such disputes. But like I said before, even our Telco also can suka suka change contract ....

 

Ya loh,

 

how come telco suka suka change contract terms and conditions, shouldn't they inform the customers and give customers an option to stick w them after the new terms or jump ship for free?

 

I know for sure, if we break our contract w them, we pay and pay.

 

where is consumer protection in that? any civil lawyer here to advise?

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Kusje

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They are law enforcers, they cannot change the law. They really need new law (passed by MPs) to empower them with such disputes. But like I said before, even our Telco also can suka suka change contract ....

 

Not asking them to change the law but to enforce the law.

 

What the shopkeeper was doing was illegal - the law is clear on this point and that is why they were convicted. But for the police to have been present and not doing anything is disgraceful.

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Kusje

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Dont blame the police la. They also jin sad life one cause their top brass all scared complaint this and that, so don't empower them with much authority at all. Later affect kpi look not good on books you know?

 

I'm not blaming anyone specific. Top brass also classified as police right?

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BanCoe

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http://business.asiaone.com/news/stop-black-sheep-pulling-wool-over-customers-eyes?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&link_time=1463361630#xtor=CS1-2

 

Took relevant agencies so.... Long to finally close this loophole.. Wondering why took them so long when they should have acted years ago..

How actually??, they will use wife's name or children's or friend's names to register & run the thing still- i think very hard to nail.... anyway lets see.  

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Mustank

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tiagong SLS no business

already faced competition from online retailers

now reputation burned by black sheep

the old days of a busy busy crowded SLS are over

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Mockngbrd

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tiagong SLS no business

already faced competition from online retailers

now reputation burned by black sheep

the old days of a busy busy crowded SLS are over

old days of busy busy SLS was when can buy windows OS for $5

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