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Written by: Huang Diwen
2020-11-27 18:41
Last update date: 2020-11-27 23:09
"Mainland law enforcement officers" electric scams are not uncommon. However, a new technique recently reappeared. A 26-year-old woman received a call from a member of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau claiming that she was involved in a cross-border money laundering case. The scammer then arranged a fake to be the Public Security Bureau. The translator moved into the victim’s unit for 6 days for surveillance and asset review. After obtaining the victim’s bank information, she transferred over 670,000.
After the police investigation, a 24-year-old mainland woman was arrested. She claimed to have been defrauded of 2.03 million Hong Kong dollars. She was also asked by the swindlers to serve as "assistants" and three other victims. Four cases involved approximately 5.29 million Hong Kong dollars.
The arrested woman pretended to be an interpreter for the Shanghai Public Security Bureau. She stayed in the female victim’s apartment on the 6th and was called surveillance.
(Photo by Hong Kong 01 reporter)
According to the source, the victim was a Chinese Canadian with a master's surname from Huanggang University. Earlier, she received a call from an employee of a courier company who claimed to be a courier company. The call was then forwarded to an officer who claimed to be from the Shanghai Public Security Bureau. Involved in a cross-border money laundering case, requesting information such as address, ID card and passport.
A 24-year-old mainland female was arrested after contacting Huang Nv, pretending to be an interpreter for the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, and moved to Huang’s unit on Belcher’s Street, Kennedy Town on the 6th, claiming to be under surveillance. Obtain Huang's financial information and deliver it to the party.
Huang later discovered that his bank account had been transferred with about 670,000 yuan, so he called the police.
After investigation, officers from the Criminal Division of the Western Police District arrested a 24-year-old mainland woman in Tseung Kwan O yesterday (26th).
It is reported that the arrested woman with the surname Zhang also reported as a student and graduated this year with a master's degree in organizational management from City University. She claimed that in July this year, she was also defrauded of HK$2.03 million by fraudsters on the grounds of involvement in cross-border crimes.
She was later instructed by a swindler to act as an "assistant" to help contact the other three victims, thus proving her innocence.
The other two victims were a 69-year-old woman and a 19-year-old girl from the University of Hong Kong. Zhang Nv also used the same method to stay in the two-person apartment. Four cases involved a total of HK$5.29 million.
The police remind citizens that phone scam cases are endless. If citizens receive related problem packages or calls from officers of cross-border law enforcement agencies, they need to be vigilant and verify the identity of the caller.
The relevant mainland authorities will not require anyone to remit money and disclose bank account passwords to prove innocence, nor will anyone be required to act as an "assistant."
If in doubt, please call the police's 24-hour "Anti-Scam" hotline 18222.
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