The Police New Territories South Regional Crime Prevention Office launched the second quarter of 2022 "Deception.
Compiled”, from April to June this year, the most deception cases in the district were online shopping deceptions involving 451 cases, and the highest loss was investment deception cases, involving 58 million yuan.
In May this year, there was an "online dating investment scam" in the district. A "Singapore designer" deceived a female victim in the name of raising cats and persuaded her to invest in virtual currency. In the end, she "lost both money and money" ", lost 1.3 million yuan, and the victim appealed: "If netizens ask you to invest, don't contact him again."
Investment fraud involving 58 million yuan from April to June this year
From April to June, New Territories South Region received the most online shopping scams with 451 cases, followed by 229 job-seeking scams, 139 investment scams, and 110 telephone and dating scams.
Among them, the highest amount of losses was the investment fraud case, involving 58 million yuan, followed by the job-seeking fraud case, involving 39 million yuan.
Investing in virtual currency and earning 20% profit as a sweetener to attract entry
In May this year, New Territories South Region received an "online dating investment scam". The victim, Ms. A, said that she received a message from a self-proclaimed Singaporean interior designer, asking her if she was interested in raising cats, and she would ask her about it. Distributing photos of cats and taking the initiative to care from time to time, Ms. A unintentionally "falls in love with her".
The designer then persuaded her to install an investment virtual currency program. After Ms. A invested 10,000 yuan, she earned 20% of the profit. The designer then lobbied for a joint venture. She used up her savings and raised money from friends. When she wanted to withdraw the profit, However, she was accused of money laundering, "notarization fees", tax fees, etc., and eventually overdrafted five credit cards and lost more than 1.3 million yuan. She sent a message to the public: "If netizens ask you to invest, don't contact him again."
▼Screenshot of the police's 2018 "Beware of the Dating Trap" promotional video▼
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Beware of "swiping bills to earn commission" scams during the summer holiday season
In addition, many youth associations take advantage of the summer vacation to look for summer jobs. The New Territories South Region reminded that the trap of "swiping bills to earn commissions" is now prevalent. Online social platforms attract job seekers with low thresholds and favorable treatment. The store locks the volume effect, instructing the victim to add the designated goods to the platform shopping cart and deposit the payment into the designated account, but when the victim wants to get back the principal and profits, he is deceived.
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"Deception Stop" launched to introduce the latest deception cases to raise public awareness
