Online romance lands man in trouble
November 9, 2012 - 1:16am
By: Shaffiq Alkhatib
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He thought that he had met the man of his dreams on a gay dating website.
Little did he suspect then that the person would land him in deep trouble.
Ian (not his real name) gave the man his bank account number after the latter gained his trust.
The 31-year-old restaurant manager later received about $80,000 in his bank account which he then transferred to other accounts, as requested.
He is now under investigation by the Commercial Affairs Department for money laundering.
Read the full report in The New Paper on Friday (Nov 9).