The police continued to crack down on technology crimes and recently cracked 21 online scams with a single loss of up to 3 million yuan.
The scammer falsely claimed that he was a foreign pilot, met the female victim through a dating platform, and developed an online relationship after he asked for warmth. Then he claimed to give a valuable gift to the victim, asking the victim to pay the logistics cost under many excuses, and finally succeeded in defrauding 3 million yuan. .
During the operation, the police arrested 32 people, including 5 men and 27 women. Most of them were puppet account holders. Among them, 12 were domestic helpers who were motivated by money to lend or sell their bank accounts to criminals.
The Western District Police District carried out operation code-named "Stabbing Wind" for 5 consecutive days (from 24 to 28) and arrested 32 people (aged between 19 and 75), including 5 men and 27 women, 12 of whom were domestic helpers. The arrested persons Mainly puppet account holders, occupations include students, clerks, and 21 online fraud cases were involved.
They are involved in the crime of "obtaining property by deception" and "theft".
The Chief Inspector of Criminal Investigation of the Western District, Lu Jianbang, said that fraudsters commit crimes in an endless stream.
Among the 21 cases, they included online romance scams, email scams, fake compensated dating scams, low-interest loan scams, and online shopping scams.
The total loss exceeded 9.1 million yuan, and the amount of loss ranged from about 1,000 yuan to a maximum of 3 million yuan.
In the case with the highest amount of loss, the female victim got to know the fraudster who was falsely called a foreign pilot through a dating platform, and later became an online couple.
The scammer claimed that he wanted to give jewelry to the victim, and then pretended to be a logistics company, claiming that he had to pay customs clearance fees and logistics costs, inducing the victim to transfer about 3 million yuan to 21 local bank accounts in just three months.
It is reported that the occupation of the female victim is an investment manager.
Lu Jianbang also pointed out that in online love scams, the victims are generally known through dating platforms, and after gaining trust, they use different excuses to induce the victims to transfer the funds to some puppet accounts, such as virtual currency. The way to go to the e-wallet of the scammer.
However, most online shopping scams involve paying consumers but failing to receive the goods.
Among them, 12 arrested persons involved in borrowing bank accounts for foreign domestic helpers
According to the police, among the arrested, 12 non-Chinese women worked as domestic helpers and received hundreds to thousands of dollars in return. They then lent or sold bank accounts to criminals to deal with the proceeds of crime. Some of them handled more than 850 accounts. Ten thousand yuan worth of suspected crime proceeds.
At present, all arrested persons have been released on bail pending further investigation and must report to the police in late November.
The police appealed to citizens not to sell or borrow bank accounts or stored-value payment tool accounts to other people. When funds from unknown sources are deposited into the accounts, or someone tempts you to sell the accounts, citizens should call the police for help as soon as possible.
Employers can also share more crime prevention information with foreign domestic helpers in order to prevent them from falling into the law.
According to Article 25 of the Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance, the processing of proceeds of crime is commonly known as "money laundering" as a serious crime. Once convicted, the maximum penalty is 14 years' imprisonment and a fine of 5 million yuan.
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