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However, after two years of working together, the person in charge requested over S$5,000 upfront as a package fee, claiming it was for developing an application.<\/p>\n
Due to their previously stable partnership, she and her manager did not suspect anything and paid in advance.<\/p>\n
Later, the same person borrowed another S$3,000 from her manager, claiming it was needed to cover his father\u2019s funeral expenses.<\/p>\n
When Aw found out, she reportedly stepped in and covered the loan for her manager.<\/p>\n
However, the individual soon became unreachable, disappearing with both the company\u2019s prepaid delivery fees and the loaned funds.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\u201cLater, other F&B operators even emailed me asking if I could reach him. That\u2019s when I realised he had probably been using my name to solicit business,\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n