A money laundering syndicate allegedly used "quick money" as a solicitation to lure four young people into a hotel room in Kwun Tong to claim an interview, and then imprisoned and confiscated the bank cards and bank passwords of the four people for money laundering activities.
The police conducted an arrest operation yesterday (23rd) and arrested 7 people for "illegal imprisonment" and "theft".
Inspector Zhu Shaolin, the head of the anti-triad action team of the Sau Mau Ping Police District, said that the group first used "quick money" as a solicitation and claimed through social platforms that it could provide 100,000 remuneration to lure 3 men and 1 woman between 22 and 28 years old. The teenager went to a hotel room in Kwun Tong for an interview and conducted a transaction, but then illegally imprisoned 4 people, asking them to hand over information such as bank cards and bank passwords, and then confiscated their mobile phones.
Officers from the Criminal Division of the Sau Mau Ping Police District carried out an arrest operation yesterday (23). They entered the 4 hotel rooms involved in the case with a court search warrant and rescued the 4 victims in one of the rooms. At the same time, they used "illegal imprisonment" and "illegal confinement" and " The 6 local men and 1 woman arrested for the crime of “theft” were between the ages of 19 and 48. Some of them had triad background. After preliminary investigation, the group was using the victim's data for money laundering activities. During the period, two arrested persons were involved. The phone numbers of all the victims were retrieved, and the victims lost a total of about 16,000 yuan in the case.
It is believed that this operation has smashed a money laundering syndicate. All the arrested persons are now being detained for investigation. The case is handed over to the Sau Mau Ping Police District Anti-Triad Action Team for follow-up action. It is not ruled out that more people have been arrested.
The officers of the Anti-Triad Action Team of the Sau Mau Ping Police District briefed the media on the case.
(Photo by Liu Hanquan)
The police urge young people to seek jobs and not to lend or sell bank accounts for "quick money", lest fraudsters have the opportunity to use them for illegal purposes.
According to the Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance, Chapter 455 of the Laws of Hong Kong, anyone who knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that a certain property is dealt with for the benefit of a crime in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, is guilty of the crime of "money laundering" ; Once convicted, the maximum penalty is a fine of 5 million yuan and imprisonment for 14 years.
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