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The police said on Tuesday that they were alerted at about 7pm the day before to a case of robbery with hurt along Bayfront Avenue.<\/p>\n
According to preliminary investigations, a 45-year-old woman visited the area after agreeing to exchange S$50,000 (US$39,000) worth of cash for foreign currency with someone she spoke to on a messaging platform.<\/p>\n
The person, who claimed to offer foreign currency exchange services, instructed the victim to bring the cash there and said the exchanged amount would be deposited into her e-wallet.<\/p>\n
The victim, who was accompanied by her child, met a man near Bayfront Avenue and was brought to a hotel room, said the Singapore Police Force (SPF) in a press release.<\/p>\n
A second man was waiting in the room\u2019s bathroom, they added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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