The police said that yesterday (November 30) they received a report from a 27-year-old man surnamed Lin, saying that he had responded to a stranger’s job posting on social media earlier, and that he acted as an online shopper and clicked on a shopping platform to drive up merchants. Fame to earn commissions.
In order to gain the trust of the victim, the scammer paid the victim a commission of about 1,500 yuan at the beginning.
The victim then followed the instructions and deposited about 70,000 yuan into the two bank accounts designated by the scammers for shopping on the platform.
However, the victim lost contact with the swindler and suspected that he had been deceived, so he reported the case.
In the case, the victim lost a total of about 70,000 yuan.
After preliminary investigation, the case was classified as "obtaining property by deception" and was handed over to the criminal investigation team of the Kowloon City Police District for follow-up. No one has been arrested yet.
The police pointed out that the scammers’ job advertisements generally claim to be “quick money”, “high labor”, “same day pay” or “work at home”; applicants have low age and education requirements or no work experience and resume; And the actual position or work content, and only provide instant messaging software or mobile phone number contact method.
Some scammers even pay commissions after the victim's initial deposit to gain the trust of the victim.
Police appeal to members of the public to call "Anti-Scam e-18222" if in doubt.