Hougang resident claims scammers used his home address as vape & Kpods pickup point

An address in a Housing and Development Board (HDB) block in Hougang was listed as the pickup point for an online store that purports to sell vapes and Kpods in Singapore.

However, the owner of the unit denied that this was done by him or with his knowledge, according to Shin Min Daily News.

Instead, he claimed that scammers had allegedly targeted his address as a form of harassment over the past two years, adding that he has called police multiple times.

The website

When Mothership visited the website of "Our Vape Store" on Jul. 24, it appeared to sell at least six varieties of e-vaporisers (vapes) and e-vaporisers laced with drugs, known as "Kpods".

It also purportedly sells beer and electronic SIM cards (eSIMs).

The website offers delivery to its customers, and the store's address is listed as a unit at Block 251 Hougang Avenue 3.

Reporter mistaken as 'customer'

When a Shin Min reporter visited the said unit recently, the owner called the police on them.

He later explained that he had wrongly assumed the reporter was a prospective customer who had found his address from the website.

The owner told Shin Min that a third party had allegedly been using his address to harass his family for the past two years.

He also claimed that fraudulent Facebook posts have been set up to offer "free giveaways" of items at his address, which resulted in confusion after strangers appeared to collect them.

"Over the past two years, we would occasionally have people knocking on our door, sometimes at 3am or 4am, causing us significant annoyance," the owner said.

Put up notice warning visitors of scammers

The owner also claimed his home address was leaked on Telegram recently, with a message claiming that electronic cigarettes are sold there.

The owner added that he has called the police multiple times when strangers showed up, and also installed CCTV cameras for added security, but still does not know who is responsible for the alleged harassment.

A notice on the gate of the unit informed visitors that their address had been used by scammers to fraudulently promote free giveaways, Shin Min reported.

It advised those who have been defrauded to lodge a police report.

Unit mentioned in 2 suspicious 'giveaway' posts

From Mothership's checks, the resident's unit was mentioned in at least two posts on Facebook which had been flagged up by users as likely scams.

On Jan. 13, in the Childcare in Singapore Facebook group, a user called out a post offering to give away a free pram at the unit.

The user said the alleged scammer initially asked her to pay a S$15 deposit for self-collection or a delivery fee of S$15.

After some discussion, the deposit was waived.

However, when the woman arrived at the unit, she said she was told by the unit's occupants that it was a scam.

On Jul. 9, a post in the Sayang Our Singapore's Community Cats group highlighted another suspicious post involving the giveaway of a glass cat condo.

The alleged scammer had cited the same Hougang unit as the collection point, and also offered the alternative of a S$30 delivery fee.

Top image from Shin Min Daily News/sgkdpodstore.com website