In the first half of 2022, Hong Kong recorded 31,434 overall crimes, an increase of 1.8% over the same period last year. Among them, there was a significant increase in fraud cases, with 12,326 cases increasing by 40%, of which 70% involved online shopping frauds. As for investment fraud and telephone fraud A total of $1.1 billion was lost.
In the past six months, the police dismantled a number of fraud syndicates and arrested 250 people. The Anti-Fraud Coordination Center also intercepted more than 700 million yuan in fraudulent money.
Two years after the "Hong Kong National Security Law" came into effect, the police arrested a total of 201 people, and more than half of them have been prosecuted. The police set up an "anti-terrorism reporting hotline" for more than a month, and received 3,800 reports.
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In the first half of this year, there were 31,434 crimes, with a detection rate of 30.6%. Among them, there were 12,326 cases of fraud, including 3,954 cases of online shopping fraud, 1,706 cases of job-seeking fraud, 1,271 cases of investment fraud, There were 786 telephone deception cases, all recording an increase of 40% to about four times.
Investment scams and phone scams cost a total of $1.1 billion
In terms of the amount of losses, the investment scams and telephone scams lost more than 700 million yuan and 400 million yuan respectively. The main methods of investment scams were online dating and investment scams and deceiving victims with fake investment apps, while the main methods of phone scams were still It's a fake official and guess who I am.
The police said that they have been taking intelligence-led law enforcement actions to dismantle a number of fraudulent syndicates in the past six months, involving more than 1,000 crimes, arresting more than 250 people, and defrauding about 500 million yuan.
The Anti-Fraud Coordination Center has stopped more than 300 victims of fraud cases from remitting fraudulent funds, and intercepted more than 700 million yuan of fraudulent funds.
▼Screenshot of the police's 2018 "Beware of the Dating Trap" promotional video▼
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201 people have been detained by the National Security Department
Homicide cases also increased, with 16 cases recorded, an increase of 6 cases, of which 11 cases involved violence between families or relatives, all of which have been solved; 921 cases of extortion, an increase of 30% over the same period last year, the increase was mainly due to naked chat Extortion cases increased by 215 to a total of 708 cases. Students accounted for 25% and were the largest victim group. More than 60% of the victims were 30 years old or younger.
The "Hong Kong National Security Law" has been in effect for two years. As of June 30 this year, the police have arrested a total of 201 people, of which more than half have been prosecuted.
The "Anti-Terrorism Reporting Hotline 63-666-999" will be launched by the police in June this year to encourage citizens to provide clues about suspicious people, objects and activities around them. Follow up on reports of violence.
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