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Man in rental scam charged

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Feb 10, 2009
Man in rental scam charged <!--10 min-->
<!-- headline one : start --> <!-- headline one : end --> <!-- Author --> <!-- show image if available --> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr></tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold">By Elena Chong

</td></tr> </tbody></table> <!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--> AN UNEMPLOYED man who has been on the run since 2008 was charged on Tuesday with cheating a foreigner of $1,200 in a rental scam. Eric Heng Jit Siang, 33, is said to have deceived Mr Nandekar Kiran Kishan Rao into believing that he had a house in Monstone Lane in Serangoon for rent and induced him to deliver a month's rental deposit on March 30 last year.

Heng, who is believed to be involved in a series of rental cases since last April, was arrested by police in a stakeout early on Monday. A police statement said that preliminary investigations showed that the total amount cheated is believed to be more than $100,000. Heng would collect advance rental payments of up to 6 months from the victims - who were mainly Permanent Residents and foreigners looking for rental units - and then become uncontactable, the statement said. Heng was remanded at Tanglin police division. He will be back in court on Monday. If convicted, he faces a jail term of up to 10 years and shall also be liable to a fine.
 
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