What was supposed to be a romantic date turned into a sour affair for a Singaporean man after his date quietly siphoned RM2,800 from his e-wallet.
Not only did he lose the money, but he’s also unable to track down his date as she had him blocked on WeChat.
Swiped right on Tinder
Speaking to Stomp, the man named Jack said he first met the Thai woman on the dating app Tinder on Apr 24, 2026, where her profile identified her as “Sweet Sweet”.
The duo later met in person on May 29 at a Thai restaurant in Mount Austin, Johor for a meal, where the woman — who introduced herself as “Nam” or “Sugar” — told Jack that she worked freelance public relations jobs at a small bar and lived at a condominium in the area.
Took man’s phone
During dinner, Jack said the woman took his mobile phone, which was unlocked at the time, for several minutes “under the pretext of browsing vacation destinations and discussing plans for future outings together”.
Jack added he didn’t sense anything amiss at the time and paid for the meal, which cost RM116.
Vanishing act & money
At 12.54am, the woman suggested going to a nearby convenience store to buy some drinks and ice cream before heading to her residence.
However, when Jack had finished making payment, the woman was nowhere to be seen, sending him into a panic.
Jack tried looking for her in the surrounding area but failed. He then discovered that the woman had blocked him on WeChat, making it impossible for him to contact her.
Sensing that he had been deceived, Jack checked his phone and realised RM2,800 had been transferred from his e-wallet to an individual named “Chiang”.
A police report was later lodged at the Larkin Police Station at 2.36am.
A familiar face
Jack told Stomp he returned to the restaurant after knowing of the illegal transfer and was told by staff that the woman was a familiar face who came previously with different men.
They recognised her as a regular customer, but didn’t inform me because they thought we were a married couple.
“Staff also told me that they suspect the woman had been involved in similar incidents on about six previous occasions.”
Jack told Shin Min Daily News that he disabled security features on his e-wallet such as passwords and facial recognition authentication as the amount he spends is small.
“I never expected that money would be transferred out of my account. After this incident, I enabled the two-factor authentication and no longer link any bank cards to the e-wallet to be on the safe side,” he added.
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