There are new tricks for online fraud.
Recently, after a female tutor met a male partner on a dating app, the other party said that he would come to Hong Kong to meet him. However, he sent a package before and asked to collect and pay the shipping fee, insurance fee, etc. The victim was detained and detained by the local police for investigation, and the victim was required to remit money for legal certification.
In order to increase credibility, scammers will even provide the website of the logistics company to allow the victim to "trace the package".
The female victim was eventually defrauded of more than 200,000 yuan within a week.
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Miss Zheng (pseudonym), in her 30s, broke up with her boyfriend last month, after which she met a man online.
She said that the other party initially claimed to be a Korean man living in Chicago, USA, and the two had a very happy conversation.
Han Nan also distributes life photos and short videos from time to time to increase Miss Zheng's trust.
Until last week, Han Nan told Ms. Zheng that he had 90 days off and would come to Hong Kong to meet Ms. Zheng.
At first, he asked the owner to help receive the package and pay the shipping fee, which amounted to thousands of dollars; he later pointed out that because he was sending a valuable item, he planned to give it to the owner as a surprise, claiming that it contained 100,000 dollars and a value of 2 Jewelry worth 10,000 yuan, so the shipping fee is more expensive. I also provided a website referring to the logistics company, and asked Ms. Zheng to help track the package.
Ms. Zheng went to the website of the logistics company to check again. The website showed that the package had been delivered, but Ms. Zheng did not receive anything.
Han Nan asked her to remit money to the same account again on the grounds that he had to pay for insurance, certificates, etc. During the period, he even said that he was detained by the police for sending expensive packages overseas, and the packages were seized, and he urgently needed Ms. Wait.
In the end, Ms. Zheng remitted money to two accounts seven times before and after, involving more than HK$200,000.
Ms. Zheng is engaged in the tutoring industry, and the more than 200,000 yuan is her savings for the past ten years.
▼Screenshot of the police's 2018 "Beware of Dating Trap" promotional video▼
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Later, Han Nan asked Ms. Zheng to send money again, which made her suspect that she had been cheated.
She first checked with the logistics company, and the customer service staff only replied "As soon as possible (the package will be received soon)" and "Your parcel is safe (your package is safe)".
She asked Han Nan again for confirmation, but he kept urging her to continue paying and promised that it would be "the last time". However, Ms. Zheng no longer believed him and went to the police station to report the case.
To this day, Ms. Zheng can still contact Han Nan, who continues to urge her to pay.
Li Aoyan, a former district councilor who provided assistance to Ms. Zheng, said that it was the first time recently that she received a fraudulent request for help by collecting parcels. He believed that with customs clearance, criminals may use different methods to ask for help in collecting parcels, or meet late Come to Hong Kong to meet and so on, similar scams may happen more frequently.
▼The police analyze the deception method▼
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▼The police produced a "Support Booklet for Fraud"▼
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