A Man Was Arrested for Selling a “Fake” Rolex . . . That Turned Out to Be Real?

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A Man Was Arrested for Selling a “Fake” Rolex . . . That Turned Out to Be Real?

An Italian man bought a Rolex watch from an acquaintance . . . but then he started thinking it was a FAKE.  So he tried desperately to offload it. He took it to a shop in Singapore, and sold it for around $75,000. Instead of taking cash . . . he accepted a trade of three other watches that were worth the equivalent of $75K.

Then, he tried to book a flight to get out of dodge before anyone found out. In a very bizarre twist, the “fake” Rolex he sold DID turn out to be real, so the man’s crime was called an “impossible attempt” . . . that’s when a person intends to commit a crime, and takes steps towards it, but the offense can’t actually be completed “due to physical impossibilities.”  Weird, right?

One report compares it to pick-pocketing . . . an empty pocket. Well, you can’t get away with it . . . even with a slap on the wrist . . . not in Singapore.  They’re NOT messing around.

The Italian man was tracked down before he left the country, and arrested. He pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to cheat . . . as well as a second charge of using a doctored passport, which he provided during the sale.  He was sentenced to seven months in jail.

Courtesy of Channel News Asia