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Serial 'diamond swapper' arrested

• Clivebenss

  10 Dec 10, 17:19

  Posted: 10 December 2010 1708 hrs

  SINGAPORE : Police have arrested a 38-year-old man who is believed to be involved in several cases of cheating where genuine diamonds were swapped with fake ones at goldsmith shops.
  
  The suspect would patronise a busy goldsmith shop and lead the sales attendant into believing that he wanted to buy a one-carat diamond.
  
  He would then examine the diamond and take the opportunity to swap the genuine diamond with a replica crystal once the shop attendant looked away or attended to other customers.
  
  He would then leave the shop, claiming that he needed more time to consider.
  
  The suspect was arrested on Thursday at Yio Chu Kang MRT station.
  
  Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect is believed to be involved in at least four other similar cases.
  
  The suspect will be charged in court on Saturday.
  
  If convicted, he faces imprisonment of up to 10 years and liable to be caned.
  
  - CNA /ls

• Clivebenss

  10 Dec 10, 19:22

  any $30k diamond ring swapped?

  

• dechang

  13 Dec 10, 12:59

  so dumb as most jewellery shops will have cctv camera installed

• Clivebenss

  13 Dec 10, 13:18

  may be a magician like David Copperfield...

  

• Rock^Star

  13 Dec 10, 13:19

  wah seriously very very dumb thieves.

• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  13 Dec 10, 13:22

  there goes someone's admirer eh...? must be trying to save up for tat 30k diamond ring...

  

• Clivebenss

  13 Dec 10, 19:06