SINGAPORE: Supermarket chain FairPrice has reported that 25,000 of its shopping vouchers have been stolen.
Wee Leong How, Group MD for NTUC FairPrice Corporate Services said the company is helping police with investigations.
The missing vouchers have serial numbers starting from 607379330 to 607404329.
It urged members of the public to contact FairPrice at 6552 2722 or [email protected] if they are holding on to vouchers with the said serial numbers.
Mr Wee added that customers should also only purchase vouchers from FairPrice stores.
-CNA/ac
According to the news report today, the vouchers were procured with bounced cheque.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
So, some one have make a false police report of them being stolen.
2 suspects caught in FairPrice vouchers scam
SINGAPORE: Police have arrested two suspects for buying S$500,000 worth of NTUC FairPrice vouchers with a dishonoured cheque and advised the public not to fall prey.
The men, aged 19 and 22, were caught on Saturday in the vicinity of Hougang Street 91 and Bukit Batok East Avenue 4.
They had allegedly paid for the vouchers with a cheque on Thursday.
NTUC
FairPrice learnt from the bank that the cheque had bounced as the
signature did not match and there were insufficient funds in the
account.
When the supermarket chain alerted all its branches and
voided the series of vouchers, a substantial portion of vouchers
believed to be worth about S$15,000 had been utilised.
Police, who were informed on Friday, quickly established the identities of the two suspects and arrested them the next day.
Officers
found unused vouchers worth at least S$484,000, as well as cigarettes,
liquor and electrical products that the suspects are alleged to have
bought with the vouchers.
The two suspects will be charged in court on Monday.
Police
have advised the public to be wary of buying vouchers or any products
from unknown or dubious sources as it is an offence to procure stolen
goods.
Those who have FairPrice vouchers bearing the serial
numbers 607379330 to 607404329 have to hand them over at any police
station.
Anyone caught receiving or retaining stolen goods can be punished with jail term of up to five years, or fined, or both.
NTUC FairPrice apologised for the inconvenience caused and will assist customers who are affected.
- CNA/ck
why they even accepted the cheque in the 1st place?
the money should be cleared before they issued the vouchers. The vouchers are not stolen. Wrong work procedure.
Originally posted by benqepson:the money should be cleared before they issued the vouchers. The vouchers are not stolen. Wrong work procedure.
agreed... crap.