The police arrested 27 people in 19 phone fraud cases for three consecutive days, one of which involved a total of 250 million yuan. The victim was a wealthy 90-year-old woman living in a villa on Binji Road on the top of the mountain. She accidentally fell into the "fake official" scam. From January to January 2021, 250 million yuan was deposited into the bank account provided by the fraudsters in multiple installments.
The police launched an in-depth investigation. Following the arrest of a 19-year-old Polytechnic student last year, a 78-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday (6th). It is reported that he was also a victim of an electrical fraud case and was later used by the fraudsters as a puppet. , charged 20,000 yuan to play a "spy" er female victim.
Looking through the information, the 90-year-old female victim received a call from an official claiming to be in the Mainland in August 2020, saying that she suspected that her identity had been stolen and that she was involved in a serious case in the Mainland. Transfer the deposit to the designated account, and send a "Mainland Police" to provide the old woman with a mobile phone for contact.
The old woman then followed the instructions and deposited a total of more than 250 million yuan into the fraudster's account several times between August 2020 and January 2021.
The police then arrested a 19-year-old PolyU first-year student on March 25. It is reported that he claimed to have been a victim and was used by the fraudsters to pretend to be a spy in the case. After his arrest, he was released on bail pending investigation.
The police continued their investigation afterward, and in addition to successfully freezing the lost money of 10 million yuan, another 78-year-old man was arrested and brought to justice on Wednesday on suspicion of "obtaining property by deception".
It is understood that the arrested 78-year-old man is a retiree living alone.
He was once a victim of a phone scam, and was later used as a puppet by a fraudulent syndicate to participate in the 250 million-dollar fraud case.
The old man charged 20,000 yuan to play the role of a "spy", provided the victim with a telephone number for contact, and accompanied the victim to transfer money.
At a press conference today (8th), the police explained that 27 people had been arrested for 19 telephone deception cases in three consecutive days, including the case of a 90-year-old woman at the Peak.
"Impersonation of an official" and "guess who I am" are common methods of electrical fraud.
Take the "impersonation of an official" scam as an example. Since the public does not know much about the operation of the government and law enforcement officers, the scammers will use audio recordings and real voices to pretend to be officials of public and private organizations to commit crimes.
Fake police officers will also use social software to present fake public security documents, as well as mainland court documents containing the victim’s information, while officers in fake uniforms will record the victim’s video in order to defraud all personal background, asset status and photos for further action. cheat.
Fraudsters sometimes arrange for agents to come to collect money, bring the victim to remit money or make a mortgage. The crime process ranges from a few days to a few months, but when the victim exposes the account, the account has already been cleared.
Police cracked 19 cases of electrical fraud and arrested 27 people involved in 280 million yuan
