"Impersonating officials" telephone deception cases are on the trend of younger generation. Last year, Hong Kong recorded 19,249 deception cases, up 23.8% year-on-year. Among them, 1,140 cases were telephone deception cases with a loss of $810 million, and over 60% of the victims were under the age of 31. person.
A 21-year-old mainland college student who had been in Hong Kong for 4 months once met a "fake official" and was defrauded of 3 million yuan in just 7 days.
Fraudsters have tended to bury students in Hong Kong and Macau in recent years. Last year, after a Macau woman fell into the "fake official" fraud case, the defrauded funds of 14 million were first transferred to the account of a Hong Kong student who was studying in Macau, and then transferred to Hong Kong in batches.
One of the account holders is a 20-year-old college student who has been in Hong Kong for seven years from the mainland and studied in Macau. Although he claimed to be a victim, he was suspected of being paid to assist a criminal group as a "Hong Kong spy", and eventually he was involved in a money laundering case arrested.
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The police received 1,140 telephone fraud cases last year, a slight drop of 4.4% from the 1,193 cases in the previous year. However, the amount of losses rose by nearly 41% to $810 million, of which 90% of the losses were related to "fake officials".
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The police received 1,140 telephone deception cases last year, a slight decrease of 4.4% compared with 1,193 cases in the previous year. However, the amount of losses increased by nearly 41% to 810 million yuan. Ninety percent of the losses were related to "fake officials". A 90-year-old mother-in-law was defrauded of 250 million yuan by "fake officials", and the police have arrested a 19-year-old man.
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Macau woman was defrauded of 14 million money into the account of a Hong Kong student studying in Macau
The Chief Inspector of the Commercial Crime Investigation Division, Yan Kaixin, said that he noticed that the victims of electrical fraud tend to be younger. The proportion of victims over the age of 61 dropped from 30% in the previous year to 10% last year; the victims under the age of 31 increased from 45% to 63%. In particular, the number of college students who came from the mainland to study in Hong Kong increased from 80 the year before to 193 last year. There was a 21-year-old college student from the mainland who came to Hong Kong for 4 months. million.
Yan Kaixin also pointed out that scammers began to use college students to commit crimes in Hong Kong and Macau. A 46-year-old Macau woman who worked in the insurance industry was defrauded of 14 million yuan by a "fake official" in September last year, and the defrauded money was first remitted to a university student in Macau. Hong Kong student account, and then remitted to 4 accounts in Hong Kong, one of which is a 20-year-old college student.
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It is reported that the 20-year-old college student claimed that he was a victim. He was deceived by a "fake official" and was instructed to open a bank account as a "spy" to help with money laundering. He reported that he would regularly "buy fruit" to visit other elderly victims. It is estimated that he monitored and manipulated the account of the other party, and was later upgraded to a "Hong Kong Special Agent". However, the police investigation found that he had been receiving payment and was not necessarily a victim.
The Chief Inspector of the Commercial Crime Bureau, Yan Kaixin, said that he noticed that the victims of electrical fraud tend to be younger.
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27-year-old man fell into job scam, borrowed 6.7 million yuan from the building
In addition, the police received 1,074 job-seeking fraud cases last year, an increase of 2.2 times compared with the previous year, with a loss of 85.1 million yuan, 99% of which were related to online job-seeking. Among them, "remittance clerk fraud" is more common. The biggest loss last year was a person 27 A manager of a human resources company, he found a part-time job online that claimed to be "risk-free". The fraudster falsely claimed that he was in the Mainland and could not send money to Hong Kong. He asked him to help him in the account, and he received an 8% commission from it.
The victim was not afraid of any fraud. He borrowed 6.7 million yuan from 6 financial companies and remitted the money to 7 private accounts. After he received the cheque, he found a "bounced cheque". After questioning, the swindler asked him to Then I borrowed money from the financial company, only to know that I was deceived and called the police.
The police remind that if the job advertisement claims to be able to get quick money, but does not require any skills, there are well-paid jobs, you should be extra careful, and do not lend your bank account to employers or strangers, or apply in your own name on behalf of others loan.
The number of victims of electrical scams tends to be younger, with victims over the age of 61 falling from 30% in the previous year to 10% last year; victims under the age of 31 increased from 45% to 63%.
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