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Investigations revealed that she targeted her colleagues and business associates with fake investment schemes. Tiang claimed they could purchase Apple iPhones at below-market prices and invited them to invest, falsely promising returns of 15 to 25 per cent. She also targeted customers from an e-commerce platform with the same investment schemes, or by offering to sell them electronic products at a low price. With friends, Tiang used a combination of both investment scams to persuade them to part with their money. Despite her claims of lucrative investment opportunities, Tiang had no products to sell or resell, and the funds she collected were used to repay gambling debts and for personal use. The prosecution said that between September and December 2022, she cheated the 18 victims of $276,808. To date, Tiang has only repaid approximately $38,150 to 13 of the victims. Among the victims was a 19-year-old man. As he was a regular customer since August 2022, Tiang offered to sell him electronic products at a low price for him to resell. The victim spent over $14,000 on multiple pairs of headphones and several iPhones between Aug 4 and Sept 13, 2022, but did not receive the products. Even as victims began reporting the matter to the police, Tiang continued to carry out her scams. The prosecution stated that victims started filing reports on Oct 2, 2022. A week later, the police requested that she come in for questioning, but she committed five more offenses while under investigation. The prosecution has asked for a jail term of 33 to 35 months. Tiang was arrested on Feb 10, 2023, and remained in custody until Feb 24 for a psychiatric evaluation. The report indicated that she did not suffer from any mental illness. She was released on bail on Feb 27, 2023. As Tiang requested time to attend to personal matters, the judge has adjourned the case until Oct 1 for sentencing.
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