Man, 29, charged for alleged role in Pokémon trading cards Carousell scam with over S$80,000 in losses

A 29-year-old Singaporean man was charged in court on Dec. 4 for his alleged involvement in a Pokémon trading card scam on Carousell.

He is believed to be involved in at least 111 such cases, with losses amounting to over S$80,000.

Cheating

According to charge sheets seen by Mothership, the man, Eugene Kwek Yi Jun, is alleged to have knowingly cheated one individual between Oct. 23 to Dec. 1, 2025, into believing that he had Pokémon trading dards for sale.

The victim paid S$1,800 to Kwek.

Kwek had advertised pre-order sales of limited edition Pokémon trading cards on e-commerce platform, Carousell, preliminary investigations by the police showed.

Victims would pay Kwek to secure the cards, but allegedly failed to receive the items they paid for.

When pressed by buyers, Kwek supposedly claimed that the cards had been delayed before becoming unresponsive.

Two users on Reddit complained of being duped by a Carousell seller, who operated under the account handle @mrkwek, into pre-ordering Pokémon trading cards.

The seller became unresponsive following payment, the users shared.

Checks by Mothership on Carousell showed that the account is no longer available.

If convicted of cheating, Kwek could face up to 10 years in prison and fined.

SPF also noted in its news release on Dec. 2 that the Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill was passed on Nov. 4, 2025.

Under the Bill, scammers and members or recruiters of scam syndicates will face mandatory caning of at least six strokes, which can go up to 24 strokes.

Kwek's case is scheduled for further mention on Dec. 10, based on information on the Singapore courts website.

Top image via Eugene Kwek / LinkedIn, Etsy