Burst
Written by: Deng Haixing
2021-01-16 02:58
Last update date: 2021-01-16 02:58
A 44-year-old woman reportedly received a call from her self-proclaimed "bank clerk" to promote low-interest remortgage loans to her. After the two parties met at a bank in North Point and processed the application documents, the female victim went to the "staff Accompanied by him, he went to a unit on Shanlin Road in Tsim Sha Tsui to sign a contract. According to the request of the other party, he issued a check of 260,000 yuan as a proof of assets. After receiving the check, the other party disappeared.
The female victim was unable to contact the "staff" and finally woke up like a dream. She reported the case to Sham Shui Po Police District on Wednesday (13th) for help.
It is understood that there was not only one scammer in the case. Someone embezzled the identity of a real bank employee and successfully lured the victim into a trap, and then took the victim to a fake "lawyer's office" on Shanlin Road to sign.
Since there was more than one scammer in the "lawyer's office", the victim was not afraid of fraud.
The police reminded that in addition to repeatedly verifying the identity of the other party, if you are required to submit a security deposit during the loan process, you must be extra vigilant; and reiterated that conspiracy to defraud is a serious crime. Once convicted, the maximum penalty is 14 years in prison.
If you suspect that you have been deceived, please call the "Easy to Defraud" hotline 18222 for enquiries.
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