An uncle received a paper version of the neighborhood shopping voucher, more than half of which was stolen, and more than 400 yuan was "swipe away"
Zhang Xiyu/Shin Min Daily News
Published/July 13, 2025 14:18

Mr. Li received a neighborhood shopping voucher of 800 yuan, and as of July 12, 459 yuan had been used, of which 417 yuan of shopping vouchers were claimed by strangers. (Photo by Zeng Meiling)






An uncle went to the People's Club to receive the SG60 neighborhood shopping voucher. Unexpectedly, when he took it to buy something three days later, he was told that someone had used his shopping voucher. After calling the police, he found that half of the 800 yuan shopping voucher had been stolen by unknown persons.

Reader Mr. Li (64 years old, retired) complained to the Shin Min Daily News that he and his wife went to the Chinatown Community Club on July 2 to collect the "SG60 Neighborhood Shopping Voucher" worth a total of 800 yuan. "At that time, the staff printed a paper version of the shopping voucher for me, which was convenient for future consumption." He said that he used a 10-yuan shopping voucher at the FairPrice Supermarket on July 4. The next day, when his wife went to Bee Cheng Hiang to buy meat floss, she also took out three 10-yuan and one 2-yuan shopping vouchers to check out. Unexpectedly, the cashier told her that one of the 10-yuan shopping vouchers "had been used". Although his wife felt strange at the time, she had to pay the difference in cash first. On July 6, Mr. Li took two 10-yuan shopping vouchers to Sheng Siong Supermarket to buy things. He was told again that one of the shopping vouchers had been used. He realized the seriousness of the problem. Further reading
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"I immediately went back to the Chinatown Community Club to report it to the staff. The other party asked if my family had used the shopping voucher. I called my two sons on the spot to confirm again and again, and they both said they had never used it. The staff then suggested that I call the police to handle it."

Mr. Li revealed that he went to the Central Police Station to report the case on the 7th, and with the assistance of the police, he logged into his account through Singpass to check the records. It turned out that someone had started using the shopping voucher the day after he received it, that is, on July 3.

According to the shopping voucher redemption record he presented, as of the afternoon of the 12th, $459 in shopping vouchers had been used, of which only $42 was used by Mr. Li and his wife.

He emphasized that the paper shopping vouchers were always kept by him and his wife, and they had never received or shared the relevant links online.

"We have no idea how the other party obtained and used these shopping vouchers."

When asked, the police confirmed that they had received a report and the case was under investigation.