A 28-year-old clinic assistant who replaced the clinic’s payment QR code with her own has been sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment after defrauding more than 500 patients of over $50,000 in just six months.
Amira Nur Hudah Mohamed, 28, pleaded guilty to one charge of fraud at the State Courts on Monday (14 Apr 2025).
The judge also took into consideration another charge related to gambling control laws when passing sentence.
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Fraud Escalated Over Time
According to case details, the defendant worked as an assistant at a clinic located at 86 Marine Parade Road from July 2022 to June 2023.
Her responsibilities included registering patients, dispensing medication, and collecting payments. The clinic only accepted cash or PayNow transfers as payment methods.
Between 5 January and 10 January 2023, four patients who wanted to pay their medical fees via PayNow after consultation were given the defendant’s mobile phone number instead of the clinic’s.
Through this deceptive method, she collected $392 from these unsuspecting patients.
A month later, she continued her fraudulent scheme with growing confidence.
From 9 Feb to 28 Feb, she collected $3,273.54 from 21 patients and issued official clinic receipts to mislead them about the legitimacy of the transaction.
The defendant grew increasingly bold as time passed, with the number of victims rising dramatically each month.
Between 9 Mar and 28 Mar, she used the same trick to defraud 75 patients of a total of $8,839.63.
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Gambling Addiction Fueled Criminal Activity
From April 2023, the defendant upgraded her method by implementing a more sophisticated approach. She began replacing the QR code at the counter during her work shifts.
She switched the original QR code linked to the doctor’s account with a QR code linked to her personal account. When patients scanned the QR code to make payment, the money went directly into her bank account rather than the clinic’s.
Before the end of her shift, she would switch the QR code back to the original one to avoid detection by colleagues or management.
Using this enhanced method, she collected $19,883.56 from 183 patients between 3 Apr and 29 Apr, $15,653.27 from 153 patients between 2 May and 31 May, and $7,395.12 from 73 patients between 1 Jun and 20 Jun.
In total, over approximately six months, she defrauded 509 patients of $55,437.12, with the fraud escalating month by month as she refined her techniques.
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Court documents revealed that the defendant spent all the stolen money on illegal gambling websites and subsequently lost everything.
Despite the substantial sum stolen, she has only returned $3,000 to the clinic to date.
The judge sentenced her to 14 months in prison.
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