On Monday, 33-year-old Liu Changjian was charged with attempted fraud. He pleaded not guilty and appeared in court via video link while in pre-trial detention.
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Liu will return to court on March 25 for a pretrial conference.
In an announcement to the media, police said they received a distress call at around 6:50 a.m. on March 9 in reference to Liu’s alleged kidnapping.
Tourist Liu was presupposed to return to China on March 6, but didn’t achieve this. His aunt also received WeChat messages from an unknown person claiming that Liu had been kidnapped and that he needed to pay a ransom to release his nephew.
“In text messages, an unknown person sent a photograph of the person’s travel document as evidence,” the police said.
The aunt then informed Liu’s father, who called the Singapore Police from China for help.
“Within three hours of [receiving] According to the police report, officers managed to locate the man near Marina Bay,” police said, adding that Liu was found unharmed.
Police said further investigation revealed that Liu had gambling debts of between A$20,000 and A$30,000.
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To recuperate his debts, he allegedly posed as an unknown person and allegedly sent threatening messages to his aunt in hopes of obtaining ransom money.
“Police take a serious view of any person who may be involved in fraud, knowingly or unknowingly,” police said. “Any persons found to be involved in such frauds will be subject to police investigation and may face criminal charges.”
People found guilty of attempting to defraud others may face imprisonment for as much as 10 years, a nice, or each.
