This "bungalow" in a swank area of downtown Singapore was at the centre of a daring scam in 1994 that allegedly resulted in businessman Jim Foo fleeing to Australia.
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The former Dubbo entrepreneur was named as the same Peng Boon Foo accused of pocketing more than $700,000 after convincing a couple to buy a property that was not for sale.
Two documents authorising the purchase were forged.
Press coverage of a court case two years later, in which a lawyer was sued for failing to conduct the proper checks, said Singapore police wanted to "extradite" Mr Foo from Australia.
The former Pioneer Spirit Development spokesman spent the past two years rubbing shoulders with the nation's leaders to win support for a $55 million resort complex in Dubbo.
Despite being wanted by police in Singapore and Hong Kong, he led an extraordinarily public life and was photographed with everyone from the Prime Minister to the NSW Premier.
The Straits Times yesterday reported that Mr Foo disappeared from his homeland after the fraudulent deal and resurfaced in Dubbo in 1998 where he set himself up as a consultant.
Mr Foo, who is still in hiding somewhere in Australia, is the subject of a federal police and immigration hunt.
When he spoke with the Daily Liberal yesterday Mr Foo was in no mood to talk about the bogus sale.
"This is bullshit - I'll explain it to you later," he said. "It's complicated. I'm aware of (the case) but I cannot talk about it until I speak to a lawyer. C'mon - you give me a break."
In September 1994 the Singapore media referred to a "swindler" working with possibly two or three accomplices who duped two people into buying the bungalow in a prestigious area.
"After several meetings the smooth-talking conman convinced them it was a good buy and they could go ahead," a report in the Straits Times said.
In the same article a police alert was issued for Mr Foo, described as a freelance property agent who went by the alias of "Frank".
According to media reports developer Soh Seng Hoo agreed to pay $13.9 million for the property, of which $1.1 million was to go to Mr Foo for signing over the option to buy.
Singapore police have yet to respond to the Daily Liberal's questions.