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SINGAPORE: Police are investigating a case of “willful harassment” involving pandas food delivery orders that were sent to a Housing Board department in Joo Seng, after a resident posted photos about “prank orders” .
Police said they were alerted to the incident at Block 7 Upper Aljunied Lane on Friday (February 19) around 7:30 p.m.
Photos posted to Facebook on Friday night showed several panda food delivery men, dressed in the company’s pink shirt, gathered at the foot of a block of flats.
Police officers can also be seen in the photos, which were posted by a user who claimed to be a resident of the farm.
Police are investigating a case of intentional harassment related to Foodpanda delivery orders in Upper Aljunied Lane on February 19, 2021 (Photo: Facebook / Nur’aqilah AZ)
The resident wrote that 12 riders gathered on the block, with “more to come.”
“Prank orders according to one of them,” he wrote.
Foodpanda is investigating the matter, a company spokesperson told CNA on Saturday.
When asked if they were prank orders and if any payment was made for the orders, foodpanda said: “The cash on delivery option is offered to users who may not have access to cashless payment options to offer a service. inclusive to our clients.
“We call for the responsible use of food delivery services and the cash on delivery option in consideration of food delivery passengers who are working hard 24 hours a day to deliver hot food to our homes.”
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In April of last year, the SPF issued a notice saying unlicensed lenders have increasingly been using food delivery services to harass debtors.
“Unlicensed moneylenders would order large quantities of food or place multiple orders on the same day, and they arranged for the food to be delivered to debtors’ homes, often late at night,” police said.
Sometimes food was given to the relatives of the debtors. The food delivery passenger would then request payment from the debtors or recipients of the orders, SPF said.
“Those who deliberately cause annoyance and disrupt the public sense of safety, peace and security will be arrested and harshly treated in accordance with the law,” police said at the time.
