Jeanette Aw lost S$8,000 after her patisserie’s delivery partner ran away with the money

However, the individual soon became unreachable, disappearing with both the company’s prepaid delivery fees and the loaned funds.

It was only when a batch of completed dessert orders failed to be delivered and he could not be contacted that Jeanette reached out directly to the delivery drivers.

She was then informed that the workers had not been paid and had even assumed that it was her side that had failed to make payment.

“Later, other F&B operators even emailed me asking if I could reach him. That’s when I realised he had probably been using my name to solicit business,” she recalled.

The incident was eventually reported to the police and the matter was brought to a close, but the experience has since made her much more cautious in running her business.

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