The 19-year-old pleaded guilty to adjusting a fake crypto deal robbery

The 19-year-old pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring with the group to steal another teenager by seducing him into a fake crypto deal in Singapore. The attempted robbery was reportedly planned using the messaging app Telegram and is targeting buyers of Stablecoin Tether.

According to a court statement released Thursday, defendant Bai Chunji met one of his conspirators, 30-year-old Benedict Yi Hong Phye, through a mutual friend. telegram Last August. The two devised a plan to ambush potential buyers by pretending to help potential buyers make crypto transactions first.

The defendant admitted that he planned to seduce the victim with a fake transaction and steal the money he brought for the expected purchase.

He was brought in to confront the victims

Chuji I said The court where he connected with the intended victim, 19, known only as Mr. Zheng in the Crypto-Trade Telegram Group. He then offered to sell him about $30,000 worth of tethers (USDT).

He confessed after several weeks of texting that he agreed to meet at Hogan Green Shopping Mall on August 29, 2024 at around 6pm.

On the day of the meeting, Bai and Yi were accompanied by two more individuals, 21-year-old Mohammad Ihan and 19-year-old Sizafiruru (both translated by texts). Court documents stated that Bai and Yi misunderstood these two accomplices about the purpose of the meeting.

Two young men are told that the victim has “do something wrong” and that they need to “teach a lesson.”

Neither of them were informed that the plan had anything to do with the robbery, but they were instructed to physically confront the victim and withdraw money from him once the act was carried out.

An attempt to rob will be violent

Before the meeting took place, a nearby Bai was rattling after finding a police vehicle. He informed others that he no longer wanted to take part in the surgery, and he himself distanced himself and told his accomplices he was “observing from a nearby bus stop.”

Despite his withdrawal, the plan went ahead.

At the agreed time, Zheng appeared at the meeting location with a sling bag full of cash worth around $32,000. The court found that Syazafirul collided with Zheng and threw him to the ground while Ihan held his leg.

Also present was Yu Hongfei, another co-conspirator who had not contacted Zheng but was believed to be part of the original plot. Witness accounts placed Yu at the crime scene and tried to seize a bag containing cash, and did not repeatedly do so during the fuss.

In the brawl, Zheng fled the attacker and ran out of the scene by jumping into a passing civilian vehicle. He ran away with his bag and money.

The court will find that if you come later, you commit a crime and have committed a crime.

Local Singapore press reported that Bai and Yu had met by August 2024 through mutual friends on Telegram. With debate over how to “make a living,” the two perpetrators came up with a plan to use fake encryption to steal buyers on social media.

Bai Chunjie pleaded guilty to one count of attempted robbery involving The Murt, a serious crime under Singapore law. He is expected to be sentenced at a later date.

According to Singapore Section 390 of the Criminal Code, attempted robbery with violence that caused injury In prison Being imprisoned for 5-20 years. The punishment also includes at least 12 strokes of the cane.

Singapore authorities told reporters on other accomplices, including Yee, Ihan, Syazafirul and Yu, that the investigation is still underway. No further charges have been slapped by the defendant yet, but the court concluded that Bai is the sole orchestrator of the setup.