Singapore · Singapore Police Force report 2024-03-11 · allegation, not a conviction
The concert tickets never arrived
Paying a seller did not guarantee entry to the event.
Police received reports between 3 and 7 March 2024 about concert tickets advertised on Carousell. Buyers allegedly transferred money through PayNow or bank transfers, but the seller did not deliver tickets and became unreachable. Officers arrested a suspect on 11 March. Preliminary investigations linked the suspect to similar reports involving losses exceeding S$24,000. Police announced an intended charge the next day. The release reports an arrest and intended prosecution, not a conviction or confirmed refunds; it does not identify every buyer as a tourist.
Outcome: Police reported an arrest and intended charge; the later court outcome is not supplied.
Lesson: Buy event tickets through authorised sellers and use buyer protection where available.
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Retold in our own words from the official release. People are not named. A past report, not a current warning or a judgement on the country.