Suspecting that her freelance cleaner had been stealing money, a woman devised a trap using marked banknotes and a CCTV camera to catch her in the act.
According to Shin Min Daily News, the cleaner took the bait and was caught red-handed with three of the marked notes in her possession.
The cleaner, Nant Aye Thandar Soe, a 30-year-old Myanmar national, was sentenced to two weeks’ jail on June 15 after pleading guilty to one count of theft.
Employer plants 20 $50 notes
Nant worked as a freelance cleaner through the home-cleaning service platform Helpling.
Since September 2025, she had been cleaning the victim’s flat in Bedok South Avenue 3 every Thursday and was permitted to enter all rooms in the unit while carrying out her duties.
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According to CNA, the 35-year-old victim discovered some cash was missing from her bag on May 27 this year and suspected the cleaner was responsible.
The following day, she installed a CCTV camera in her home and thought of a plan to test her suspicions.
She placed 20 $50 notes in her wallet and noted down their serial numbers before leaving the bag in a corner of her bedroom.
At about 6.30pm on May 28, the cleaner arrived as scheduled to clean the unit.
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