Li is 49, an engineer, lives alone in Singapore, and for three years believed he was talking to the love of his life.
It started on Facebook Messenger, continued on WhatsApp, and that was how the bond with ‘Yuting’ was built, a woman who claimed to be Singaporean, live abroad, and own a property in Sentosa Cove. Over time, she convinced him to invest in an online store. Li put up the money, trusted her, and kept trusting her even when the warning signs began to appear. In June 2026, the store’s website ceased to exist. ‘Yuting’ disappeared with it. The loss: around 62.000 dollars.
Desperate to recover anything, Li sought legal help online and found ‘Christian,’ a man who presented himself as a lawyer. ‘Christian’ showed him proof of a transfer of 60.000 USDT (digital token), equivalent to the lost money, and asked him for a commission before releasing the funds. Li paid 7.153 USDT, around 8.000 dollars. He never saw that money or the rest. Singapore police confirmed the case and investigations remain open, while Li is proof that some scams do not end when you think you have already hit rock bottom.