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S'porean man, 42, tricked 12,600 victims into donating S$106,000 over 4.5 years, slapped with 46-month jail term
A police report was made about a man going around Bedok North Street 3 knocking on doors to ask for donations.
Belmont Lay
November 18, 2025, 05:22 PM
A police report was made about a man going around Bedok North Street 3 knocking on doors to ask for donations.
A 42-year-old man in Singapore was sentenced to 46 months' jail on Nov. 17 for collecting over S$106,000 in fraudulent donations from more than 12,600 victims over a period of four-and-a-half years between January 2020 and June 2024.
Lim Kah Kheng was convicted of four counts of cheating for running a scam operation.
Eight other cheating charges and three theft in dwelling charges were taken into consideration during sentencing.
Misled people with doctored documents
To solicit donations, Lim edited documents that bore the name of a company, A Nation of Love.He did that to mislead people into believing he was running a corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme for the company.
As a result of his ruse, he received donations amounting to S$3,203.90 from 480 people between Oct. 15, 2020 and Dec. 30, 2020.
He then cheated 2,190 people out of S$17,860.45 between Jan. 2, 2021 and Dec. 31, 2021.
In 2022, he cheated 1,955 people out of S$15,649.95.
In 2023, he cheated 2,524 people out of S$21,028.55.
Within the first six months of 2024, he cheated 2,960 people out of S$22,448.10.
Recruited others
Lim also recruited seven other people to help solicit for donations by deceiving them into thinking he was conducting a CSR programme.He was caught after a police report was made on Jun. 24, 2024 about a man going around Bedok North Street 3 to knock on doors to ask for donations.
He was arrested on the same day.
Police statement
A police statement on Nov. 17 said Lim "recruited and misled seven individuals into believing they were participating in legitimate charitable activities" under the guise of social entrepreneurship and charitable work.This was so that the public could make donations "under false pretences", the police added.
Those interested in donating should ask questions about the cause before giving, including who the beneficiary is, how the donations will be used, and how much of the donation will go to the beneficiary, the police said.
The public can verify the legitimacy of the cause by checking the charity portal www.charities.gov.sg.
Registered charities in Singapore and valid foreign fund-raising permit holders are listed there.
Top photo via Singapore Police Force & Shin Min Daily News
