There have been constant cases of deception by pretending to be "sons" and "grandchildren", eh, elders.
The police said that at about 2:00 noon yesterday (17th), an 86-year-old woman reported that she had received a call from "Sun Zai" earlier, claiming to be involved in a criminal case and asking her to pay 30,000 yuan. Compensation".
The old woman was not afraid of fraud, and stayed at home according to the instructions of "Sun Zai" until her "friend" came to withdraw money.
Only human beings know what they are doing, and after they succeed, they repeat the old tricks to ask for money. The old woman finally felt that something was wrong. After contacting her daughter for verification, she found that she had been cheated and called the police immediately.
According to the news, with the assistance of the police, the old woman continued to make appointments with the other party to pay money at the door.
The Tai Po Police District Task Force immediately sent officers to ambush. At about 3:00 pm on the same day, they found the target man at the opposite side of the old woman's residence on Xiangshihui Street, Tai Po, and immediately arrested him.
The 59-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of "obtaining property by deception" and is being detained for investigation.
The case was handed over to the Tai Po District Criminal Investigation Team for follow-up.
Police said the operation is still ongoing and further arrests cannot be ruled out.
The man involved in the case was arrested and detained for investigation.
(provided by the police)
The police reiterated that anyone who commits the crime of "obtaining property by deception" under Section 17 of the Theft Ordinance, Chapter 210 of the Laws of Hong Kong, is liable to a maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment.
At the same time, the police are very concerned about related scams and appeal to (1) anyone who claims to be a relative or friend by phone, claims to change their phone number, and asks the victim to borrow money or remit money, it may be a scam; (2) citizens should Take the initiative to care for relatives and friends, especially the elderly, and share the above anti-deception information with them to prevent them from becoming the next victims; (3) If the public has any doubts, they should call the "Anti-Scam Easy 18222" hotline for enquiries.
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