Job-hunting scam｜Social platform advertising recruits "online swiping staff", two men and women lose more than 500,000 yuan

A woman and a man were spotted earlier in the advertisements for hiring "Internet thugs" to help "boost" merchants on shopping platforms to earn commissions.

The two applied for the position, but the other party claimed that they had to deposit money to open an account on the shopping platform.

It is understood that the woman was tricked into joining a "job search group", while the man received random WhatsApp scam text messages.

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.

In addition, the police also pointed out that yesterday (26th) received a report from a 30-year-old local man surnamed Lin. He said that he had received a job advertisement on a social platform earlier. You can earn commissions when you shop to boost your reputation.

The victim then followed the instructions and deposited a total of about 140,000 yuan into the four bank accounts designated by the other party several times for shopping on the platform.

The scammers lost contact with the victim after returning about 10,000 yuan in commission to the victim.

Suspected of being deceived, the victim reported to the police.

According to the preliminary investigation, the case was classified as "obtaining property by deception", and the case was handed over to the Sham Shui Po District Criminal Investigation Team for follow-up. No arrests have been made so far.

In the case, the victims lost a total of about 130,000 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.