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Man as "law enforcement officer" can not escape the eye-catching bank clerk and old woman fortunately guarantee 7 million yuan deposit

2020-04-29T19:38:25.126Z


The "law enforcement officer" met a striking bank clerk and the old woman was lucky to save 7 million yuan in deposits. A 75-year-old woman received a call from a man claiming to be a law enforcement officer on the 20th of this month, alleging that she was involved in a criminal case in the Mainland. According to the instructions of the other party, she opened an online banking account and provided account information to "assist investigation". However, the man was unable to activate the online account and withdraw funds, and boldly requested to go directly to the bank with the old woman.


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Author: Deng Haixing

2020-04-30 03:30

Last update date: 2020-04-30 03:30

The "law enforcement officer" met a striking bank clerk and the old woman was lucky to save 7 million yuan in deposits. A 75-year-old woman received a call from a man claiming to be a law enforcement officer on the 20th of this month, alleging that she was involved in a criminal case in the Mainland. According to the instructions of the other party, she opened an online banking account and provided account information to "assist investigation". However, the man was unable to activate the online account and withdraw funds, and boldly requested to go directly to the bank with the old woman.

As of yesterday (29th), the old woman, "accompanied" by the man, went to a bank in HSBC, Haiyi Peninsula, Aberdeen, and told the staff to "check" the 7 million yuan deposit in her joint account with her sister. The staff Feeling strange, immediately call the police. After rushing to the investigation, the police arrested the 67-year-old man on suspicion of "attempting to obtain property by deception". He was released on bail and was required to report to the police in late May. The West District Police District Serious Case Team has taken over to follow up.

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