{"id":65746,"date":"2026-08-16T04:17:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T04:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/65746\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T04:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T04:17:30","slug":"luxury-bag-scam-nets-nearly-140k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/65746\/","title":{"rendered":"Luxury bag scam nets nearly $140k"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">An Indonesian woman who ran a second-hand luxury bag business in the Central Business District (CBD) sold customers\u2019 bags but misappropriated the proceeds, cheating five people of nearly $140,000 in total.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">According to Shin Min Daily News, the Indonesian national Ringga Dwi Rizky Irianto, 36, was sentenced to eight months\u2019 <a class=\"text-primary-brand no-underline hover:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stomp.sg\/trending-now\/i-didnt-know-he-was-wanted-criminal-owner-jb-condo-unit-says-lim-tean-left-behind-clothes-and?ref=inline-article-9526053\" target=\"_blank\" data-discover=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">jail<\/a> on August 15 and was ordered to repay $91,950 to the victims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">She faced <a class=\"text-primary-brand no-underline hover:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zaobao.com.sg\/news\/singapore\/story20260815-9523770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">five charges of criminal breach of trust<\/a>. She admitted to three charges, with the remaining two taken into consideration for sentencing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">At the time of the offences, Irianto was the owner of West Closet, a business that bought and sold luxury bags. Its shop was located at OUE Downtown Gallery on <a class=\"text-primary-brand no-underline hover:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stomp.sg\/trending-now\/influencer-tries-outrun-mrt-between-shenton-way-and-marina-bay-stations-two-minutes?ref=inline-article-9526053\" target=\"_blank\" data-discover=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Shenton Way<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Company operated on consignment basis<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Investigations revealed that the company operated on a consignment basis, under which customers handed their items to the retailer to sell on their behalf. The retailer would then take a portion of the sale proceeds as commission.<\/p>\n<p>Scroll to continue reading<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">If the items were not sold within the stipulated period, they would be returned to the customers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Customers were required to leave their bags at the shop for at least 60 days or face a $60 penalty. For each <a class=\"text-primary-brand no-underline hover:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stomp.sg\/trending-now\/miss-universe-spore-annika-sager-loses-bag-while-riding-motorcycle-urges-finder-return-it?ref=inline-article-9526053\" target=\"_blank\" data-discover=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">bag<\/a> sold, the company would take a commission ranging from $200 to $900.<\/p>\n<p>Bags consigned include Herm\u00e8s bags<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">On July 2, 2022, one of the victims consigned a gold <a class=\"text-primary-brand no-underline hover:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stomp.sg\/trending-now\/teen-charged-stealing-and-selling-mums-luxury-bags-and-jewellery-worth-17225?ref=inline-article-9526053\" target=\"_blank\" data-discover=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Herm\u00e8s<\/a> Kelly 25, a Herm\u00e8s Picotin and a <a class=\"text-primary-brand no-underline hover:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stomp.sg\/trending-now\/british-national-allegedly-stole-changi-airport-shops-over-1200-worth-items-recovered-him?ref=inline-article-9526053\" target=\"_blank\" data-discover=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chanel<\/a> mini bag at the accused\u2019s shop. The victim was promised a total of $51,000 if all three bags were sold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The victim subsequently received a notification stating that the proceeds would be deposited into their bank account within seven days of the bags being sold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The accused eventually sold all three bags for about $51,000 in total. However, instead of handing the proceeds to the victim as agreed, she misappropriated the money to fulfil another customer\u2019s order.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Using a similar method, the accused misappropriated $33,500 from a second victim who had consigned a Herm\u00e8s bag at the shop. She also misappropriated $23,500 from a third victim who had likewise consigned a Herm\u00e8s bag.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">According to the charges, the accused committed criminal breach of trust involving five victims and a total of $139,750 between March and July 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">She was arrested in September 2022 and formally charged in 2024. She has since made partial restitution of $41,000.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/stomp-comment-COLiWNMD.png\" alt=\"Stomp Comment\" class=\"absolute -mt-lg -ml-xs w-[203px] md:w-[255px]\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Have something to say? 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