When the unemployed took a taxi, he paid about 100 yuan in 1,000 yuan bills, but the driver only found 400 yuan due to lack of cash.
After the unemployed left a phone number and bank account number to the driver and left, the driver discovered that the fare was a "practice coupon".
He earlier pleaded guilty to one count of using counterfeit banknotes or coins. The magistrate today (30th) sentencing in the West Kowloon Court quoted a plea that although the case only involved $1,000, there were still victims and the use of counterfeit banknotes would also damage finances Finally, considering the imitation of counterfeit banknotes is average, it is a single incident. The defendant was sentenced to 8 months in prison, and the victim was compensated 507.5 yuan.
The defendant, Cheng Mingfeng (25 years old, unemployed), pleaded guilty to one count of using counterfeit banknotes or coins, saying that on January 3 this year, he was in a taxi on Tai Chung Road, Tsuen Wan, knowing that a counterfeit $1,000 note was still being used as a counterfeit note. Use as genuine banknotes.
According to the case, after the defendant left a hotel in Mong Kok on the day of the crime, he boarded a taxi to Tsuen Wan. The fare was $107.50. He paid the bill with a $1,000 bill, but the driver did not have enough cash, so he only got back $400. , the defendant left his phone number and bank account number, and the driver transferred the balance to him.
But after he got out of the car, the driver discovered that the thousand yuan was counterfeit and called the police.
The police checked the hotel's CCTV to find the defendant. The defendant was later arrested when he went to the police station for another case. He cautioned that the counterfeit bill was a "practice coupon" given to him by a friend.
Case number: WKCC 1023/2022
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