38-year-old Malaysian sentenced for posing as wealthy American to exploit Singapore-based women sexually
A Malaysian national has been sentenced to twelve years imprisonment and fifteen strokes of the cane after orchestrating an elaborate cross-border scheme that sexually exploited and financially devastated multiple Singapore-based women through deceptive online personas.
Rajwant Singh Gill Narajan Singh, 38, received his sentence on January 13, for offenses involving two victims, adding to a previous four-and-a-half-year term related to a third victim. The unemployed father of multiple children faces 35 additional pending charges connected to thirteen other alleged victims.
Court documents reveal Gill operated through two carefully crafted fictional identities designed to manipulate victims psychologically and sexually. His primary character portrayed a wealthy Caucasian “sugar daddy” using names including “Michael Nolan,” “Mike,” or “Thomas,” who claimed to be an American trader residing on a yacht in Lumut, Perak.
The secondary persona presented as “Sam” or “Raj,” a driver character employing compassionate and helpful behavior to gain victim trust. This character would frequently offer assistance to women threatened by the fictional wealthy American, creating the illusion of a sympathetic ally while actually serving as another manipulation tool controlled by the same perpetrator.
According to The Straits Times reporting and court materials reviewed by Mothership, Gill strategically alternated between personas to maximize psychological control—threatening through one identity while offering false comfort through another—determining when to apply pressure or provide false reassurance throughout the extortion process.
Gill identified potential targets through Tinder, subsequently proposing paid companionship arrangements that established power imbalances from initial contact. Singaporean prosecutors described these arrangements as creating “dominant-submissive relationships” where “absolute obedience, instant submission to unreasonable and perverted demands, and even apologising after being humiliatingly insulted, were status quo if they were to earn their keep.”
Despite promises of substantial payments ranging from US$10,000 (RM40,497) to US$30,000 monthly, Gill never intended to provide compensation. Instead, he manipulated victims into sending explicit photographs and videos, which became blackmail material to coerce in-person sexual encounters with his “driver” persona.
Three victims identified in court documents as PW1, PW2, and V3 experienced similar patterns of abuse between 2019 and 2020. Neither PW1 nor PW2 had previously engaged in paid sexual arrangements before encountering Gill’s scheme.
V3’s Experience: Promised US$20,000 (RM80,995) monthly to serve as girlfriend to “Michael Nolan,” the 52-year-old woman traveled to Malaysia in June 2019. Upon arrival, “Michael” texted instructions for V3 to film herself having sexual relations with driver “Sam.” When she refused, approximately five hours of threats followed, including warnings that explicit photos would be sent to family members and employers unless she paid US$14,000 (RM56,696) and complied with demands.
After coerced sexual contact, “Sam” falsely claimed to help negotiate the debt. V3 ultimately transferred S$7,000 (RM22,009) total through both personas, believing “Sam” was acting from genuine kindness. Gill has made no restitution for these amounts.
PW1’s Ordeal: Offered US$10,000 by “Thomas,” this 31-year-old woman was forced into sexual intercourse with “Sam” on January 27, 2020. When she refused extended contact, “Thomas” threatened to distribute videos to her LinkedIn network, exploiting fears about reputation damage and potential employment pass revocation. Rather than submit to S$2,750 extortion demands, PW1 filed a police report the following day.
PW2’s Extensive Victimisation: The 32-year-old woman suffered the most severe financial and physical abuse. Court documents indicate Gill arranged for a dominatrix to physically assault PW2, “causing severe pain and numerous open wounds.” She had previously sent 73 photographs and 164 sexually explicit videos to “Mike” before traveling to Penang in February 2020.
Gill ultimately extorted S$185,334.25 from PW2, who depleted personal savings and secured bank loans to meet demands, leaving her S$180,000 in debt. Under threat of media release, she was additionally coerced into prostitution to generate money for her abuser.
All three victims experienced severe, enduring psychological trauma. PW1 received a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder diagnosis and was forced to disclose the incident to parents, educational institution, and employer while deferring her studies.
PW2 relocated from Singapore entirely, as routine activities in the city-state triggered traumatic flashbacks. Prosecutors noted her manipulation was so severe “she was unable to ascertain right from wrong, causing her to delay going to the police.” Case-related contact continues to cause insomnia lasting days or weeks.
V3 similarly left Singapore to rebuild her life elsewhere. All victims became withdrawn, anxious, and depressed, fearing moral judgment after “having been cheated and sexually exploited in the context of a paid sexual relationship.” They expressed genuine concern about potential professional humiliation requiring industry departure.
Deputy public prosecutor Jeremy Bin characterised Gill’s offenses as “at the highest end of harm, highly premeditated and difficult to detect.” The prosecution’s formal address described his conduct as “depraved, sadistic, & malicious,” noting he “treated the vulnerable victims with outright malice.”
Gill’s behavior during legal proceedings served as additional aggravating factors. He contested charges comprehensively, forcing victims to relive trauma through testimony while making unsubstantiated claims. His operational methods deliberately complicated detection—operating across international borders and migrating communications from Tinder to WhatsApp’s encrypted platform.
His November 27, 2025 conviction and four-and-a-half-year sentence for V3-related cheating charges included a S$7,000 restitution order that remains unpaid.
Apprehension required a joint covert operation between Singapore Police Force and Royal Malaysian Police Force, utilising significant law enforcement resources across two jurisdictions.
The case highlights vulnerabilities in cross-border digital exploitation where perpetrators leverage multiple identities, international boundaries, and encrypted communications to target victims while complicating law enforcement response. With 35 charges involving thirteen additional alleged victims pending resolution, the full scope of Gill’s alleged criminal enterprise remains under judicial review.
