Singaporean man and Vietnamese woman arranged six sham marriages
Pair orchestrated what could be one of Singapore’s biggest marriage-of-convenience cases involving six pairs of Vietnamese women and Singaporean men
A complex web of lies and deceit was spun when 37-year-old Singaporean Adrian Kin, who was an interior designer, had the idea to rope in men struggling with financial difficulties to enter into sham marriages with Vietnamese women.
Separately, Vietnamese beautician Ho Thi Be Ba, 31, had the same idea. She suggested to Vietnamese women to enter into such sham marriages with Singaporean men so the men could apply for or sponsor their Visit Pass in Singapore.
The aim was to extend the women’s stay in Singapore. In return, the men would get between S$3,000 (US$2264) and S$5,000 (US$3772) as a reward.
In 2016, Kin worked with Ho on their first target. In August that year, Ho approached Singapore permanent resident Wong Kean Mun, 32, to enter into a marriage of convenience with Vietnamese Le Thi Cam Tien, 26. Further investigations revealed that Wong was introduced to Ho through Kin.
Two months after Ho’s suggestion to Wong, Wong and Le solemnised their marriage at a function room at Ritz Mansions private apartments in Balestier. Wong was paid S$3,000 by Ho as a reward. Wong himself later helped to arrange two other sham marriages.
As Kin and Ho looked to their circle of friends and colleagues, they ended up orchestrating what could be one of the biggest marriage-of-convenience cases in Singapore, involving six pairs of Vietnamese women and Singaporean men.