The court heard that a 54-year-old victim of a love scam transferred S$50,030 to Cheong's bank account on Aug 17, 2017. Collins then told Cheong to pass S$50,000 to one of his boss' associates but she decided to keep the money instead. "Finally, on Aug 27, 2017, Collins fell out with the accused and called her a 'thief' via WhatsApp... On Aug 21, 2017, Cheong transferred S$31,000 (RM94,200) to a Malaysian bank account as she wanted to help another man with whom she was in love. Cheong was caught after the 54-year-old Singaporean woman linked to Collins' love scam alerted the police on Sept 22 that year.

Source: The Star May 29, 2019 15:22 UTC