Deputy Public Prosecutors Louis Ngia and Ong Xin Jie stated in court documents:"Rental scams do not simply occasion monetary loss to their victims but often cause much anguish and uncertainty, as they threaten a very basic and fundamental human need a roof over one's head."
When prospective tenants responded to the advertisements, he would enter into tenancy agreements with them. Despite this, Ramanathan would ask them to pay him a sum of money as"deposit" to confirm the rental. On or around the moving-in date, he would give repeated excuses to the prospective tenants that they were not allowed to move into the unit yet.
In one instance, he stated in an advertisement in May 2017 that a residential unit in Hougang Avenue 7 was available for rent. Investigations later revealed this unit was offered for rent without the homeowner's knowledge.
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