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Youth, 18, from China, who studied in S'pore, pretended he got kidnapped in M'sia for S$621,500 'ransom'
An elaborate scam.
An 18-year-old youth from China studying in Singapore informed his family that he got kidnapped after entering Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
The ransom amount then kept increasing and eventually hit 3.5 million yuan (S$621,500).
His parents were then threatened that their son would be killed if they did not pay up.
The parents then negotiated and agreed to pay 100,000 yuan (S$17,800) through Alipay, but was rejected.
However, the entire kidnapping turned out to be a scam and the ruse likely involved a syndicate that was manipulating young Chinese citizens behind the scenes to carry out their bidding.
Received videos of 'kidnapping'
China Press reported that the youth who was supposedly kidnapped is from Foshan city, Guangdong province.
He is the only child in his family.
He had been studying at SIM Global Education in Singapore since October 2024.
His father, surnamed Ye, 43, and mother, surnamed Cheng, 40, are doing business in Dubai.
At around 11:44am on May 2, the parents received a call from their son’s QQ app, along with a video showing the youth supposedly being beaten and strangled.
The youth's mouth was taped with black tape and his hands were tied to a chair.
He was seen stripped to his underwear and pushed to the ground while on the chair, and had water forced into his mouth.
He was also told to ask for help to secure his release.
Two other people's voices could be heard in the video.
Ransom amount kept increasing
The youth's mother said the video allegedly showed her son being kidnapped by a group of Chinese people.
The kidnappers first demanded 500,000 yuan (S$88,800) in ransom.
A few hours later, they sent a video of her son being "beaten".
The kidnappers then demanded another 3 million yuan (S$532,700) and threatened to kill the youth and sell his organs.
Flew to Singapore
Cheng and Ye immediately called the police and flew to Singapore on the same day.
The youth was reported to have rented a place near the school in Singapore and lived with five roommates.
After arriving here, they found that their son had entered Johor Bahru, Malaysia on Apr. 30.
The two then flew to Kuala Lumpur and reported the case to the Malaysia police.
Before his disappearance, the youth had not been to school for a week, according to his parents.
Cheng pointed out that she learned from her son’s schoolmates that her son was playing online games on Apr. 29, the night before he entered Malaysia.
His last known location in Singapore, according to his mobile phone, was in the Orchard Road area.
"As my husband and I are busy with work and there is a time difference, we rarely contact our son," the mother said.
She said her son had always been independent and well-behaved, which made his parents "feel relieved".
Malaysia police made arrest
After receiving the report, the Malaysia police arrested a suspect within 48 hours.
The parents did not pay any ransom.
The supposed victim was found in Kedah four days after being purportedly kidnapped.
He apparently sustained a thigh injury when he was found.
Arrested man claimed he was made use of
The Malaysia police arrested a 23-year-old Chinese man allegedly involved in the case at the departure hall of Penang International Airport on May 4.
The arrested man reportedly confessed to the police that he received a call in March 2025 from a person claiming to be the "Chinese police".
The arrested man said he was accused of being involved in a credit card fraud case.
He was then instructed to go to Kuala Lumpur to help shoot a video for anti-fraud purposes.
He was apparently promised that the fraud matter he was implicated in will not be pursued if he followed the plan.
According to instructions that he received, the arrested man filmed two videos of the youth being beaten in a hotel room in Kuala Lumpur and in an oil palm plantation in Kedah.
The videos were supposedly to be sent to the "Chinese police".
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