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SINGAPORE – A teenager and three others used bogus fundraising permits to allegedly collect donations for the physically and mentally disabled.
Malcolm Chia Han Yu, 18, pleaded guilty on Tuesday (September 22) to his role in a conspiracy that raised a total of $ 1,375.
He and three other men tricked people into giving the money as donations by selling postcards without a license.
Chia is expected to be sentenced on November 3, after a probation report was requested on Tuesday.
The court heard that Mr. Yeo Zhi Xiang, who was the manager of Oasis Virtue, received a call on February 25 informing him that there were people representing Club Heal selling postcards at Block 725 Tampines Street 72.
An online search shows that Oasis Virtue is an advertising company, while Club Heal is a charity that offers rehabilitation and counseling services to those with mental illness.
Oasis Virtue had partnered with Club Heal last December to raise money for people with mental disorders by selling serialized postcards. The project ended on February 6.
After the call, Mr. Yeo was able to locate three of the men on the empty deck of the block.
He asked for their fundraising permits, as well as postcards, which were found to have no serial numbers. The permits also appeared to have been forged.
Mr. Yeo reported the matter to the police that day.
Investigations found that one of the men, 18-year-old Collin Ang, responded to an online ad about “getting quick money” and was contacted by a “Kingston” on Telegram who gave him a blank collection permit template. Of funds.
Ang then shared the template with Waynne Tang, 19, and they agreed to use the template to create a counterfeit fundraising permit to run a fraudulent charity collection.
Tang then used a postcard he bought from Club Heal to create other counterfeit postcards.
Tang then recruited Chia, who later recruited 20-year-old Jovan Tay.
Ang, Tang and Tay have been charged and their cases are pending.
Each postcard sold for $ 10 each. Seventy percent of the amount collected was retained by whoever made the sale, while the rest was distributed among the other three.
Under the House to House and Street Collections Act, Chia can be fined up to $ 5,000, imprisoned for up to two years, or both.
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