SINGAPORE, May 14 -- Foo Siang Wee, 34, was sentenced to 18 months and 49 days' jail in Singapore two days ago after admitting to cheating, criminal breach of trust and selling access to his Singpass account.

He had also used his bank account for illicit access by unknown parties, with those offences taken into consideration during sentencing, The Straits Times reported.

The court heard Foo was already a repeat offender, having previously run a similar fake Rolex scam in 2021 on Carousell.

In February 2025, he listed a Rolex Submariner "Half Gold" watch for S$10,000 (RM35,000) and tricked two buyers into transferring S$4,000 (RM14,000) and S$8,000 (RM28,000) respectively.

He stalled victims with fabricated excuses, including claims th...