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The scammers pretend to be a police officer, uh, 98 people know and report a woman who accidentally fell into a scam and lost 95,000 yuan

2021-05-04T15:38:15.765Z


Electric fraud can't stop! After fraudsters impersonating mainland officials, there have been cases of deception impersonating police officers stationed at the police headquarters. The police received a total of 99 reports from the 21st of last month to yesterday (3rd), referring to the recent receipt of a strange man


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Written by: Peng Kaixin Feng Guoliang

2021-05-04 16:54

Last update date: 2021-05-04 16:54

Electric fraud can't stop!

After fraudsters impersonating mainland officials, there have been cases of deception impersonating police officers stationed at the police headquarters.

The police received a total of 99 reports from the 21st of last month to yesterday (3rd), saying that they had recently received a call from a stranger who claimed to be a police officer stationed at the police headquarters and the Commercial Crime Investigation Division and was able to name the victim. Personal information and provide the relevant police officer’s name and number.

The scammer claimed that the victim was involved in criminal cases in the Mainland, including the sale of personal data for money laundering, and the number of credit cards owed by banks in the Mainland.

In the case, only a 27-year-old woman fell into a scam and lost 95,000 yuan.

99 (69 women and 30 men) informants were aged between 22 and 74. They respectively reported retirees, clerks and unemployed persons. Among them, only a 27-year-old woman (reported to be engaged in the healthcare industry) had logged in to provide the fraudsters The fake webpage, and input his online bank account and password, the loss amount is 95,000 yuan.

Most of the victims realized that the above situation is similar to the fraud of fake officials and suspected of being deceived, so they went to or called the report room of the nearby police station to report the case.

According to the informant, the scammers posing as police officers could reveal personal information such as the victim’s name, date of birth, and even the first three digits of the ID card number. Some of the victims denied that they had sold their personal information or had never applied for a credit card in the Mainland. The scammer would then refer to the fraudster who claimed to be a mainland law enforcement officer in Putonghua. The other party claimed that the victim had violated mainland laws and required an asset review. The fraudster also grasped the victim's desire to prove innocence, and immediately used the video call in the instant messaging software. , Asking the victim to provide their ID, homecoming card, address, bank withdrawal card or credit card account and password, etc., to help the victim remove the suspicion, or the scammer will provide a link to the fake webpage and ask the victim to input Online bank account and password.

According to police investigations, the scammers provided two police officers' serial numbers. One was a retired police officer and the other was a serving sergeant. However, neither of them was stationed at the police headquarters and had nothing to do with the case.

The case is now classified as "Acquisition of Property by Deception" and is handed over to Team 2 of the District Crime Squad, Wan Chai Police District for follow-up. No one has been arrested for the time being.

Phone scams in the first two months of this year increased by 30% compared to the same period last year

According to the police, the number of phone scams in the first two months of this year has increased by 30% compared with the same period last year, from 93 cases to 122 cases, while the amount of losses in the same period has also increased by 1.5 times, from about 32 million yuan to about 86 million yuan. In view of this, the police put forward the following anti-fraud tips:

1. Since scammers use illegal means to obtain the personal information of the victim, the caller can tell the personal information. If there is any doubt about the identity of the caller, the public should verify the identity of the caller through official channels. For example, the public can call the police for 24-hour defense. The fraud hotline verifies the Hong Kong police identity and contact number of the caller.

2. Since scammers will pretend to be any identity, please do not hand over your online wealth management password to anyone.

Police investigations will not require citizens to provide online banking passwords. Citizens are not allowed to download software provided by unknown sources or open some unknown hyperlinks, because the content may contain some Trojan horse programs that allow fraudsters to steal the victim's personal information .

3. Never deposit money into strangers' accounts or give personal information to them.

4. According to the regulations of the Communications Authority, the phone number with the prefix "+852" is made from overseas. It is very likely to be a fraudulent call. The public can choose to refuse the call.

5. In order to prevent the life savings of relatives and friends from falling into the hands of scammers, citizens should pay more attention to the unusual behavior of their relatives and friends, especially the elderly, such as suddenly borrowing money, switching to online banking, or talking on the phone for a long time and looking flustered.

6. If citizens suspect that they have been deceived, please call the police's 24-hour anti-fraud hotline 18222 for inquiries immediately.

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