The police said that they received a report from a 60-year-old man at about 9:00 p.m. yesterday (January 10), saying that he responded to a recruitment message sent by a stranger on an instant messaging software, and the other party claimed that he could act as an online salesman in the shopping mall. The platform clicks to shop, and Gu Gao merchants are famous to earn commissions.
The victim then deposited about 46,000 yuan into the account designated by the other party for shopping on the platform according to the instructions. The scammer once paid the victim a total of about 1,000 yuan in commissions, but after the victim deposited the money into the relevant account several times, the After losing contact with the swindler, the victim suspected that he had been deceived and reported the crime.
In the incident, the victim lost a total of about 46,000 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 18222" if in doubt.
