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Ng Yu Zhi leaving the State Courts on Feb 14, 2022.
Singapore

Investor accused of putting profit over due diligence in $1.5b nickel scam

Prosecutors alleged that Ng Yu Zhi’s Ponzi scheme, which promised attractive profits from nickel trading, was “pure fiction” that duped 947 investors of almost $1.5 billion.
Singapore

2 investors ‘died because of pressure’ from $1.5b ponzi scheme

Ng Yu Zhi, the alleged perpetrator of a US$1.1 billion nickel trading scam, arrives at the State Courts on Jan 17, 2023.
Singapore

Nickel-trading fraud: 947 invested $1.46b into scheme that was ‘fiction’

Ng Yu Zhi currently faces a total of 108 charges, of which 105 are in connection to the alleged nickel investment scam.
Singapore

Billion-dollar nickel-trading fraud accused goes to trial on 42 charges

Scam-related claims as a proportion of total claims have also been rising.
Singapore

Scam claims surge 63% in Singapore

Hin Leong founder Lim Oon Kuin arriving at the State Courts on Nov 18.
Singapore

Hin Leong founder O.K. Lim jailed 17½ years for cheating, forgery

Accused Zhang Tianyu (second from left in white top) walking past Li Xueqi (middle in white top) and Xu Zhaochen (right in white top) inside iStudio store in Bugis Junction on Nov 14.
Singapore

Scam syndicates sends foreigners into S'pore to cheat retailers

    Hin Leong founder Lim Oon Kuin at the State Courts in May.
    Singapore

    O.K. Lim and kids to pay $4.5b to liquidators, file for bankruptcy