Burst
Written by: Guo Qianwen
2019-11-28 13:06
Last updated: 2019-11-28 13:06I heard about "Internet Love" scams, met "partners" on the Internet and fell in love, and then the other party used deceptive words to cheat money. Police in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Malaysia jointly detected cross-border online love scams and arrested 39 men and women, involving 139 scams, with a total loss of about HK $ 34 million.
Cyber Security and Technology Crime Investigation Bureau officers have launched "Flame" joint operations with law enforcement agencies in Macau, Singapore and Malaysia to combat cross-border "online love". Law enforcement agencies in four places arrested a total of nine men and 30 women, aged between 26 and 71, from 19 to 21 this month. It is believed that the operation has disrupted a cross-border "online love" criminal group.
Three key members detained in Malaysia
Police officers arrested two foreign men and one foreign woman aged 33 to 49 in Malaysia, believed to be key members of the cross-border fraud group; Hong Kong arrested one man and 12 women aged 27 to 71 years old; Macau arrests one man and three women, aged between 26 and 35; Singapore arrests four women, aged 28 to 67; Malaysia arrests 5 foreign men and 10 foreign women, aged between 35 to 67 years. The above arrested persons were suspected of providing their bank accounts to the group to engage in fraudulent payments and money laundering.
139 fraud cases involving 34 million yuan
After investigation, it is believed that the cross-border fraud group involved 58, 10, 41 and 30 "online love" scams in Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Singapore respectively, with a total loss of approximately HK $ 34 million. Police remind the public that anyone who commits the offence of "obtaining property by deception" will be sentenced to a maximum sentence of ten years in prison. In addition, lending a bank account for use by others may also commit a crime commonly known as money laundering. The maximum penalty is a fine of HK $ 5 million and imprisonment for 14 years. If members of the public suspect that they have been deceived, they should immediately call the police for help or call the Hong Kong Police's 24-hour hotline 18222 for assistance.
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