[Telephone Fraud / Fraud / Guess Who I Am / Fake Police] The number of fraud cases in Hong Kong will increase sharply in 2022. The number of cases in the first 10 months alone has risen sharply from about 15,600 in the same period of the previous year to about 223 10,000 cases, an increase of 42.7%, and the amount involved has exceeded 3.9 billion yuan. If the average property price in Hong Kong is 8 million yuan, it is equivalent to 487 properties falling into the hands of scammers. The amount is astonishingly high.
The Anti-Deception Coordination Center (ADCC) was established by the Commercial Crime Investigation Bureau of the police. Every day, citizens who suspected of being deceived received calls for help, fighting wits with the scammers. Some police chiefs described fighting scammers as "like the angels and devils around the citizens. "War" is not an easy task, but when seeing citizens being cheated of all their wealth and "coffin book", as a law enforcement officer, he was very angry. The money I saved was wiped out in a phone call or an accidental online dating.”
Emphasize that the police will work hard to solve the case and bring people to justice.
The Anti-Fraud Coordination Center provides 24-hour anti-fraud consulting services.
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The Anti-Fraud Coordination Center provides 24-hour consultation services. The on-duty personnel answer citizens’ requests for help or referrals every day, assist in identifying whether they have encountered fraud and provide countermeasures. The process is a race against time, which is not an easy task.
Superintendent Liang Qichang pointed out that scammers play different roles every day. They will encounter challenges from target citizens when they use tricks to cheat, and they will learn from failures and mistakes. For example, the cheating case of swiping bills exploits greed; the scam of online love exploits the sympathy and loneliness of the victim, and will also send false gifts to arouse greed; People fall into the trap.
The staff of the center have to fight wits and wits with the scammers, just like the angels and devils around the citizens are at war.
It is often seen that citizens lose their coffins. Sergeant Ben: Very angry
In the past, there was a case that after being defrauded of money, it was suspected of being overwhelmed and committed suicide.
Leung said that as a law enforcement officer, he was very angry when he saw that the victim was defrauded of money, possibly with all his wealth and "coffin books". All the money I received was wiped out in a single phone call and an accidental online dating.”
Sergeant Liang Qichang (right) of the Anti-Fraud Coordination Center pointed out that scammers play different roles every day, are challenged by different citizens, and learn from failures and mistakes. They are experienced and know how to deal with different doubts.
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The scammer pretended to be his son, er, ninety-year-old man with full net worth, the police exposed and arrested him
He gave an example of a "Guess who I am" fraud case he had handled. At that time, a 92-year-old man went to the bank to withdraw all the deposits in his account. The bank staff thought it was suspicious, so he called the Anti-Fraud Coordination Center. It is learned that he received a call from a scammer claiming to be his son earlier. The other party pointed out that the phone number was forwarded, and then he falsely claimed that he was detained by the police because of drunkenness and required a bail of 100,000 yuan.
After understanding the situation, the staff knew that the old man had been cheated, so they calmed down his emotions and contacted his other son.
Then arrange deployment operations with the task force of the old man's police district to lure the snake out of the cave. When the scammer and the old man hand over the "bail money", the scammer will be arrested and the old man will survive.
Leung pointed out that he was encouraged by the success in solving the case and helping people recover the stolen money. "Fraudsters who break the law will always be punished by the law."
The number of fraud cases and the amount involved in the first 10 months of 2022 have both increased significantly compared to the same period of the previous year.
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According to the figures provided by the police, from January to October 2022, the police received a total of 22,309 fraud cases, an increase of 6,673 cases from 15,636 in the same period in 2021, or an increase of 42.7%. The amount of fraud exceeded HK$3.9 billion, and the scams with the largest increase were online job hunting scams, telephone scams, online investment scams, and online shopping scams.
A machine is in hand, a scammer is nearby
People of different ages and backgrounds have the opportunity to fall into the scam. Senior Inspector Lin Pei-hang of the Anti-Fraud Coordination Center explained that scammers mainly use telephone and the Internet to contact citizens. As long as a (mobile) phone is in hand, scammers will Have access to all citizens.
In addition, the general public thinks that they will not be deceived or mistakenly thinks that the scam is far away from them, so they habitually ignore or forget the anti-fraud information.
Senior Inspector Lin Peiheng of the Anti-Fraud Coordination Center called on the public to use the "Anti-Fraud Easy 18222" hotline, which provides 24-hour anti-fraud consulting services.
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In addition, the amount of loss involved in the fraud is relatively large. Lin said that due to the lack of security awareness of online banking among the public, it is easy for scammers to obtain online banking information and passwords, transfer all the money in the account, and even Asked to borrow money, sell properties to raise money, etc.; in online job hunting scams, scammers will distribute shopping amounts and commissions to win the trust of victims; in online investment scams, victims may initially reap small profits, and then increase A large investment amount will eventually lead to large losses.
He appealed to the public to pay attention to the latest anti-fraud information and visit the website of the Anti-Deception Coordination Center www.adcc.gov.hk.
Members of the public can also register for the "Scam Alert Subscription Function" to receive the latest scam alert information by email.
Citizens can also take advantage of two anti-fraud tools, including the "Anti-Fraud Easy 18222" hotline that provides 24-hour anti-fraud consulting services; and the "Anti-Fraud Video Device". , Investment websites, you can enter the relevant platform account name or number, receiving account, phone number, email address, website address, etc. in the "anti-fraud video device" to assess fraud and network security risks.
Members of the public can use the "Anti-Fraud Easy 18222" hotline, which provides 24-hour anti-fraud consulting services.
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How can members of the public seek help if they encounter deception?
If the public encounters scammers, they can contact the Anti-Deception Coordination Center (ADCC) and call the 24-hour anti-fraud consultation service "Anti-Scam Easy 18222" hotline. For more details, please click here...
Is there any way to know the anti-fraud knowledge and know the new deception tactics?
Members of the public should pay attention to the latest anti-fraud information. They can visit the website of the Anti-Deception Coordination Center at www.adcc.gov.hk. For more details, please click here...
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