The police received a report from a 28-year-old foreign woman at about 10 p.m. yesterday (July 6), saying that she had responded to a recruitment information sent by a stranger on an instant messaging software earlier, and the other party claimed that she could act as an online salesman on a shopping platform. Click to shop to boost merchant fame and earn commissions.
The victim then followed the instructions to deposit about 900 yuan into the account designated by the other party for shopping on the platform. In order to gain the victim's trust, the fraudsters initially returned the principal to the victim and paid a commission of 400 yuan.
However, after the victim deposited about 23,000 yuan into the relevant accounts several times, he lost contact with the swindlers.
The victim lost a total of about 23,000 yuan.
After a preliminary investigation, the case was classified as "obtaining property by deception" and was handed over to the Kowloon City Police District Criminal Investigation Team for follow-up. No arrests have been made so far.
The police pointed out that scammers’ job advertisements generally claim “quick money,” “high labor,” “same-day pay,” or “work from home”; they have low requirements for applicants’ age and education, or no work experience or resume; And the actual position or work content, and only provide instant messaging software or mobile phone number contact method.
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 "Anti-Scam Easy 18222" if in doubt.
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