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Burmese fraud camp investigation | Hong Kong people are imprisoned and forced to do electricity fraud

2022-08-18T04:35:55.740Z


Fraud groups in Cambodia, Myanmar's KK Park, Thailand and other countries have lured Chinese people to work with high salaries in recent years. Many of them have been kidnapped and resold, or have been asked for high ransoms. "01 Investigation" reported earlier that at least three


Fraud groups in Cambodia, Myanmar's KK Park, Thailand and other countries have lured Chinese people to work with high salaries in recent years. Many of them have been kidnapped and resold, or have been asked for high ransoms.

"01 Investigation" earlier reported that at least three Hong Kong people were trapped in Myanmar and forced to engage in electrical fraud, including Mr. A (pseudonym).


May (pseudonym) fell into Mr. A's investment scam and was defrauded of about 14,000 yuan, but when she learned about Mr. A's experience of being kidnapped and imprisoned, she assisted him to report to the police in Hong Kong and contacted different agencies to help rescue: "I was defrauded of money. Of course he will be angry, but Mr. A's safety is more important."


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May, who was deceived by Mr. A, chose to believe the other party's experience of being kidnapped and imprisoned. She believed that Mr. A's personal safety was more important than her own losses.

(Photo by Li Zetong)

Join the Cryptocurrency Group to Meet the Trapped Hong Kong People in Myanmar

At least three Hong Kong people were trapped in Myanmar and forced to engage in electrical fraud. Among them, Hong Konger Mr. A (pseudonym), a Hong Kong citizen, had sought help from the deceived after defrauding money.

May (pseudonym), the bitter master who was defrauded by him, is a novice investing in cryptocurrencies and joined a messaging software group discussing cryptocurrencies earlier.

Mr. A, who was trapped in Myanmar, also joined the group in June this year and began to contact May privately.

"Mr. A sent me a private message on the first day and said he wanted to teach me to open an account on a trading platform." May said that Mr. A did not keep urging or forcing her to open an account and transfer money. He communicated with her verbally, and admitted that he had lowered his guard.

▼The situation in the fraud camp▼


Transfer cryptocurrency to scammer website

May tried to deposit a small amount of money on the trading platform recommended by Mr. A and found that the withdrawal was successful.

Mr. A would sometimes update May on the market situation, saying that not investing in the platform would be a loss, so she deposited the equivalent of US$1,800 (about HK$14,000) in cryptocurrency on the platform in July.

May will discuss investment products with Mr. A on Telegram, and she will also gossip, which makes her less wary.

(Photo by Li Zetong)

The funds are frozen before you know you are cheated

Later, Mr. A invited May to participate in the couple's investment promotion activity on the trading platform. However, due to the large amount of investment and the unclear details of the activity, she rejected Mr. A's proposal.

However, within a few days, Mr. A recommended the next investment product to May, which eventually made her suspicious and found that she could not withdraw money from the trading platform: "The customer service said that my account is engaged in illegal activities, and I need to deposit a deposit to unfreeze it. Must have been deceived."

The trading platform recommended by Mr. A said that it can conduct foreign exchange, index, crude oil, and precious metal transactions.

The UK-registered director of the scam website is a 37-year-old Chinese man

According to the website of the trading platform recommended by Mr. A, the platform can conduct foreign exchange, index, crude oil, and precious metal transactions. It used a British address and a fake Shanghai address.

Behind the trading platform is a British company that was incorporated in February this year and its director is a 37-year-old Chinese man.

At the beginning of August, Mr. A revealed to May that he wanted to die, and May knew that he had been kidnapped and imprisoned in a different place.

(Photo by Li Zetong)

Imprisoned and wanted to commit suicide

May had suspected that Mr. A was a liar, but the other party denied it. The next day, he said that he had called the police and asked her to report the crime.

May believes that being defrauded by investing in cryptocurrencies is difficult to pursue, and he does not intend to pursue it, but Mr. A's attitude is positive: "He often asks me if I have called the police, why I am still waiting and not going to the police. He will specify which one to go to. Police station, which police officer to find.”

Until the beginning of August, Mr. A suddenly contacted May, revealing that he had thoughts of seeking death.

May pointed out that at the time, he thought that Mr. A had been defrauded with a large amount of money that he could not bear, and offered to chat with him, but the other party told her that he had been kidnapped and was forced to engage in electrical fraud, and even asked her for help: "I think he was very rude at the time. Frustrated, listening to his tone, tone and voice, like a suicidal person."

May believes that the story of being kidnapped and imprisoned in a different place actually gave a reasonable explanation for the strangeness of the previous contact with Mr. A: "Even if the network signal was poor, he insisted on using WhatsApp to call me. No wonder he couldn't Just call. It all makes sense."

Being deceived is angry but personal safety is more important

At the beginning of August, May went to the police station to report the case, and at the same time disclosed the incident to various agencies and the media, hoping to help rescue Mr. A.

"Of course you will be angry if you are cheated of money, but in comparison, Mr. A's personal safety is more important," May said.

Although he was deceived once by Mr. A, when asked if he still believed that he was kidnapped and imprisoned, May thought for a few seconds before giving a positive answer: "It is a fact that he is imprisoned now. No matter what the reason for being imprisoned, I think It’s not a question that should be investigated now.”

May (pseudonym), a novice investing in cryptocurrencies, was recommended by Mr. A (pseudonym) to use a fake trading platform operated by a fraudulent group in July.

(Photo by Li Zetong)

Regarding the recent suspicion of a Hong Kong person being deceived into Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar and other Southeast Asian countries and being detained to engage in illegal work, the Security Bureau has stated that it attaches great importance to the incident and reminds the public to be careful about job-seeking scams.

Since January this year, the Immigration Department and the Police have received 17 and 12 requests for assistance respectively.

After receiving the relevant assistance, the "Assistance to Hong Kong Residents Unit" of the Immigration Department immediately assisted them to report the case to the local police according to their wishes. The team learned that 12 of the Hong Kong residents have left the area safely.

The team will actively follow up on cases that have not left the local area for assistance, and will continue to maintain close contact with the family members of the parties, the Hong Kong Police Force, the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong, the Chinese embassy in the local area, and the consulate-general to follow up the cases.

When the police receive relevant reports, they will maintain close contact with overseas law enforcement agencies, and contact overseas law enforcement agencies through the Interpol platform to exchange information and assist in investigations.

The Security Bureau urges not to easily believe online job advertisements or messages, and to be wary of ways that claim to "make quick money" and positions that pay exceptionally well regardless of education or work experience.

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What is life like for Hong Kong people in KK Park?

01 Exclusive access to Hong Kong people kidnapped to KK Park in Myanmar, and asked to defraud more Hong Kong people to go there in order to redeem themselves.

For details of the tragic experiences of many Hong Kong people, please click here

How did the fraud syndicate kidnap Hong Kong people?

The fraudulent camp in KK Park is full of barbed wire, the environment is simple, and there are bunk beds.

Trapped people can have limited activities in the park, shop in supermarkets, and earn living expenses by doing scams every day, so they can use the phone to a limited extent... For details, see here

Source: hk1

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