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More victims come forward in Volks Auto case

SINGAPORE — More victims have come forward to seek refunds for the downpayments they paid to the now-shuttered car dealership Volks Auto.

Volks Auto showroom. Photo: Don Wong

Volks Auto showroom. Photo: Don Wong

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SINGAPORE — More victims have come forward to seek refunds for the downpayments they paid to the now-shuttered car dealership Volks Auto.

As of 4.30pm today (Dec 18), there were 98 known victims, who collectively parted with nearly S$3.2 million in deposits for the cars they purchased from the parallel car importer, said Mr K K Lo, 53, one of the affected customers.

Mr Lo, an IT manager, is coordinating an effort to consolidate the victims’ police reports and sales agreements, which the group plans to submit to the authorities soon. Volks Auto’s director, Alvin Loo, remains uncontactable.

Mr Lo expects more victims to step forward.

Yesterday (Dec 17), more than 60 affected customers met at a McDonald’s outlet in Kallang to bring together their documents.

“Everyone hopes to get back a refund, but apparently looking at the situation, I don’t think it’s good,” Mr Lo said yesterday.

“How to get back the refund? It all very much depends on the police to help us. As victims, we have limited power (and) we can’t do much,” he added.

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