Singapore man arrested for defrauding Lazada of more than S$100,000

According to news from Singapore, police arrested a 39-year-old man on August 19 for his alleged involvement in defrauding e-commerce platform Lazada of more than S$100,000.

According to an official press release from Singapore, police received a report of "suspected fraudulent activities" from e-commerce platform Lazada on Monday, in which a seller "disguised" himself as a buyer and defrauded Lazada of more than S$100,000 by abusing the platform's voucher payment and buyer refund schemes.

Through follow-up investigations and with the help of data support provided by Lazada, the police identified the man and arrested him on August 18 at Silat Avenue near Bukit Merah.

Subsequently, the police confiscated the desktop computers, mobile phones and SIM cards used in the man's suspected fraud activities, and the man could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison and a large fine.

The tools used by the man to commit the crime - Singapore Police Force photos

The police said: "The police will deal seriously with those who may be involved in fraud and scams, and the perpetrators will be dealt with according to law." Until now, the investigation into the case is still ongoing.

In fact, Lazada is not the only e-commerce platform that has been robbed. As early as last year, it was revealed that Amazon warehouse employees stole goods; this situation is still happening today.

At the end of last month, the Vancouver police in Canada received a report submitted by Amazon warehouse that employees had stolen goods from the warehouse, including computer processors, internal solid-state drives, Samsung Galaxy smartphones, Fitbit cases and Apple Watches, with a total value of approximately US$205,000.

Due to the impact of the epidemic, cross-border e-commerce has been favored by global consumers with its unique advantages of low cost, high efficiency and breaking through time and space constraints, showing a rapid growth momentum. At the same time, some lawless elements have also secretly set their sights on this piece of cake, attempting to destroy the good consumer environment and "fish in troubled waters."

The original intention of the FBA warehouses of major e-commerce platforms is to facilitate sellers to better manage goods and improve delivery efficiency, but repeated warehouse thefts have caused people's trust in the platforms to drop sharply. E-commerce platforms should do a good job in warehouse protection, pay attention to preventing thieves, and avoid the loss of sellers' goods again.

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