A 62-year-old man saw a job advertisement on a social platform earlier, and applied for an online order brusher, clicked on the shopping platform to shop, and earned commissions with Gu Gao’s reputation as a merchant.
According to the instructions, the victim deposited a total of about 98,000 yuan into multiple bank accounts designated by the other party for shopping on the platform. However, the victim lost contact with the scammer and suspected of being cheated. Today (27th) at about 11 am After investigation, the police classified the case as "acquisition of property by deception" and handed it over to Team 8 of the Criminal Investigation Team of Yau Tsim District to follow up and track down the whereabouts of the swindler.
It is understood that the Nepalese victim holds a Hong Kong identity card.
The police pointed out that scammers’ job advertisements usually claim “quick money”, “high labor costs”, “same day pay” or “work from home”. Applicants have low age and education requirements or no work experience and resumes. And the actual position or work content, and only provide instant messaging software or mobile phone number contact method.
Some scammers will 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 18222" if in doubt.
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