In the long human struggle to find justice after loss, the courts of Singapore were asked in 2026 to weigh the suffering of an elderly fraud victim against the integrity of the process meant to protect everyone. Lao Iok Sim, who lost $500,000 after being deceived by someone posing as a Chinese police officer, brought a claim against UOB — but the court found she had presented contradictory accounts and withheld material evidence, including a police report that told a different story than her legal filing. The High Court struck out her claim entirely, not on the merits of the bank's conduct, bu
Court strikes elderly scam victim's $500k UOB claim over evidence concealment
An elderly, non-English speaking woman lost $500,000 to a scam and subsequently lost her legal claim against the bank, compounding her financial harm.