The police received a report from a 36-year-old woman surnamed Li at about 2 pm today (8th), saying that she had seen recruitment information on social platforms earlier, and the other party claimed that she could click on shopping valley high merchants on shopping platforms by acting as an online salesman. Fame is used to earn commissions. According to the instructions, Ms. Li deposited about 57,000 yuan into the relevant account several times for shopping on the platform. However, she lost contact with the scammers. The victim suspected that she was cheated, so she reported the crime. After preliminary investigation, the police found that The case was classified as "obtaining property by deception" and was handed over to the sixth team of 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 18222" if in doubt.
