Refusal to "overweight" investment, 67 people were fired due to delays in investment, fell into a job trap and lost 3 million yuan 6 scammers arrested

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Written by: Shao Peilin and Huang Weimin

2021-04-01 10:22

The last update date: 2021-04-01 11:18

67 women fell into a job-seeking investment scam, with a total loss of more than 3 million yuan!

Last year, the victims worked as clerks or office assistants in the decoration trading company. During this period, they were persuaded by fraudsters to buy and sell gold, and they were taken to the bank to withdraw money.

Fraudsters will continue to prevent the victim from getting back the investment amount, and the victim will lose between 10,000 and 800,000 yuan.

After the victim refuses to "overweight" the investment, he will be dismissed without paying and his salary is in arrears. It is reported that many people only work for 3 to 4 days.

After investigation, the police arrested 3 men and 3 women the day before yesterday (March 30), including the mastermind and backbone members of the group.

During the operation, detectives seized computers, gold jewellery and props and HK$200,000 in cash.

Detectives searched two companies in Kowloon Bay and Yau Ma Tei and seized more than 30 computers, employee contracts, gold jewelry and props and HK$200,000 in cash.

(Photo by Huang Weimin)

Li Moxian, Acting Superintendent of the Fraud Investigation Team of the Commercial Crime Investigation Bureau, said that in February this year, the police received a referral from the Labour Department and began to receive a number of cases of assistance in the second half of last year. The victims were all employed by a company located in Kowloon Bay. Work for decoration trading company.

After working for a short period of time, the victims only worked for 3 to 4 days at the longest. Because they refused to invest, they were owed salary by the company and dismissed without dismissal.

After investigation by the police, it was discovered that a company in Yau Ma Tei had used similar tactics to defraud as early as 2018, and the directors of the two companies were the same person.

The people of the two companies belong to the same group. They all publish "recruitment advertisements" in job search newspapers and websites in the name of decoration companies or import and export companies to hire clerks or office assistants, with a monthly salary of about 13,000 yuan.

When the victim is interviewed and hired, he mainly does some copy work. The scammer will continue to chat with the victim, including understanding his economic situation and investment habits.

The scammer will use different methods to induce the victim to withdraw cash for investment, and then accompany the person to the bank to withdraw the money.

Buy and sell gold through the company's computer to preclude the victim and get back the investment amount

Chief Inspector Chen Rihuai of the Commercial Crime Investigation Bureau stated that when the victims handed over the money to the fraudsters, they would obtain a set of investment account numbers and passwords. The fraudsters also encouraged the victims to trade gold through the company's computers.

At the beginning, the victim can see the relevant investment appreciation on the computer, during which the scammer will ask the victim to increase the investment.

But when the victim wants to get back the principal or earn the amount, the scammer will use different reasons to evade. When the victim refuses to "overweight", the scammer claims that the investment amount has been fully lost, and points out that the other party is not suitable for the company and will The other party fired, and most of the victims failed to get their salary back.

After investigation, the police arrested 3 men and 3 women the day before yesterday (March 30), including the mastermind and backbone members of the group.

(Photo by Huang Weimin)

At least 67 women were victimized, 6 men and women were arrested on suspicion of "conspiracy to defraud"

Chen Rihuai said that the police temporarily found at least 67 victims, all of whom were women, ranging in age from 29 to 64, most of whom were unemployed or housewives.

The victims suffered losses ranging from 10,000 to 800,000 yuan, and their total losses amounted to 3 million yuan.

The detectives arrested 6 people on March 30, including 3 men and 3 women, who were between 29 and 61 years old on charges of conspiracy to defraud. The arrested persons included the main brains and key members.

Detectives searched two companies in Kowloon Bay and Yau Ma Tei and seized more than 30 computers, employee contracts, gold jewelry and props and HK$200,000 in cash.

When the detectives searched, they found that there were 10 people from the company waiting to see a job at the scene, and 2 of them suffered losses.

The police found that the two companies were shell companies, and the companies had no actual business, no ornamental transactions or trade records.

The police stated that they believed that the arrest operation had dismantled a criminal gang.

The police appeal to anyone who suspects of being deceived or has any information to provide, please call 18222 to contact the police as soon as possible.

(Photo by Huang Weimin)

Senior Inspector of the Commercial Crime Bureau, Wong Chung-li, said that the police urge the public to leave "job hunting scams" anti-fraud tips, including if job seekers contact recruitment companies through newspapers, magazines and the Internet, they should understand the nature and scale of the company's background in advance.

In addition, personal privacy must be protected, and personal privacy information and supporting documents must not be handed over to others or companies easily.

Finally, avoid falling into the money laundering trap and never lend bank accounts to strangers.

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