Earlier, a woman found an advertisement for hiring an "Internet thug" to help "raise" the merchant's reputation on the shopping platform to earn commissions. The woman immediately applied for the position, but the other party said that she had to deposit money to open an account on the shopping platform. Without fear of fraud, he was defrauded of more than 400,000 yuan.
The police said that yesterday (May 26) received a report from a 25-year-old local woman surnamed Chen. She said that she had received a job advertisement in a job search group on a social platform earlier. The shopping platform can earn a commission by boosting the reputation of the merchant with click shopping.
The victim then followed the instructions and deposited a total of about 420,000 yuan into 9 bank accounts designated by the other party several times for platform shopping.
The scammers lost contact with the victim after returning a commission of about $2,000 to the victim.
The victim suspected of being deceived and filed a police report.
After a preliminary investigation, officers classified the case as "obtaining property by deception" and handed it over to the Mong Kok District Criminal Investigation Team for follow-up. No arrests have been made so far.
In the case, the victims lost a total of about 418,000 yuan.
The Police take this opportunity to remind the public that fraudsters’ job advertisements generally claim “quick money,” “high labor,” “sunrise pay,” or “work from home”; the applicant’s age and education requirements are low, or work experience and resume are not required; No reference is made to the actual position or job content, and only instant messaging software or mobile phone number contact methods are provided.
Some scammers will even give out commissions after the victim's initial deposit to gain the victim's trust.
The police appeal to the public to call the "Anti-Scam Hotline 18222" if in doubt.