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Jane's wake is held at St. Joseph's Church (Bukit Timah).
A small business owner has died a day after publishing a pair of Facebook posts alleging that she was the target of a workplace injury scam.
In her posts on July 18, Jane Lee accused a former employee and the woman's husband of deliberately staging a fall just before her employment contract ended.
Lee, who owned Sumo Salad in Holland Village, said that this was an attempt by the couple to file a false work injury claim.
The mother of two also claimed that the couple had used similar tactics before, possibly with the help of a legal firm that, she alleged, advised foreign workers on how to exploit injury claims for compensation.
Lee added that she had video footage contradicting the employee's claims and had observed the woman walking and carrying out daily tasks with ease, only to exaggerate her condition in front of medical professionals.
"Unfortunately, this appears not to be her first attempt," Lee wrote. "Based on my observations and information I've gathered, I believe this was a carefully orchestrated scheme."
She warned that such tactics were used to target small businesses, especially those with incomplete insurance coverage. If insured, she claimed, the alleged scammers would aim for higher payouts by fabricating more serious injuries.
"I feel extremely unfortunate to have encountered this situation… because of an unfortunate gap in our insurance coverage, we are now being targeted by what I believe to be a fraudulent scheme," she wrote.
In a second post addressed to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the Singapore Police Force (SPF), Lee urged authorities to investigate the matter, warning that other small business owners might face similar ordeals.
"To my beloved family and children, I'm truly sorry that I couldn't find the strength to face this battle on my own," she wrote in closing.
Jane also thanked her staff, listing several long-time employees by name and informing them she had transferred funds to them as a gesture of gratitude. She named individuals who had worked with her for more than a decade, describing their loyalty and support as deeply meaningful.
When The New Paper visited the wake on July 21, it was a quiet, private affair and mourners declined to speak with TNP.
Tributes poured in on social media, where Lee's posts had begun to circulate. One commenter, who had faced a similar legal battle, wrote: "Every single day felt like a struggle to survive. It hurts deeply that you chose to leave this world. Maybe this was your way of voicing the injustice done to you… You mattered. You still do."
Another added: "I know this tactic. It's common in some industries. They fake injuries to stay longer in Singapore or to get compensation. I hope MOM and SPF really look into it."
TNP has reached out to MOM and SPF for comment.