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Yating Yang

A man has been fined S$5,000 (US$3,700) for posing as the bodyguard of a Malaysian princess to accompany his daughter to a K-pop concert in Singapore.
This incident unfolded during ENHYPEN’s “Fate” world tour, which was in Singapore for January 20 and 21, with tickets priced from S$148 (US$110) to S$348.
The 49-year-old man, whose name was not disclosed, has a 17-year-old daughter who wanted to see her idols perform on both dates.
He could only afford to buy his daughter a ticket, while her friend bought their own.
However, on the day of the first concert, the man concocted a plan to accompany his daughter.

He contacted the organisers, claiming he was the bodyguard of a princess from Selangor, Malaysia, who would be attending both events.
He explained that he had not bought a ticket but requested entry to ensure the princess’s safety during the concerts.
The organisers fell for his story, even allowing him early access and assigning staff to welcome him and provide special wristbands.
After briefing his daughter about his scheme, they arrived early to the venue with her friend.
To make his story more credible, he dressed as a bodyguard and confidently led his daughter and her friend inside without waiting in line.
During the concert, he stood at the entrance watching his daughter from a distance and afterward they returned home, acting as though nothing out of the ordinary had happened.
However, suspicions about their identity arose later.
A project manager doubted his identity and alerted security and stadium management, who later confirmed that the daughter’s identity was fake.
The police were informed, and on January 21, when the man and his daughter returned to repeat their scam on the second day of the concert, they were handed over to the authorities.

In court, the man pleaded guilty, citing concerns for his daughter’s safety at the crowded events as his reason for attending.
He expressed regret and highlighted the financial pressures of her university tuition, appealing for leniency as he is the family’s only breadwinner.
The judge dismissed his pleas and said: “If he was truly concerned for his daughter’s safety, he could have purchased another ticket to accompany her instead of concocting this deceitful plan and tarnishing the reputation of the Selangor royal family.”
The man was ultimately fined S$5,000 for fraud and allowed to pay the fine in instalments.


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