A 28-year-old local woman surnamed Liang received a recruitment advertisement on social media earlier, and by acting as a cashier, she earned commissions by clicking on the high click-through rate of the platform on the online platform.
She was paid 65 yuan at the beginning, and then according to the instructions, she deposited a total of 99,400 yuan into 3 local and 2 mainland accounts designated by the other party for 5 times as the principal, and then lost contact with the scammer. Only then did I realize that I had been cheated, and today (19th) I called the police for help.
The case was classified as "obtaining property by deception" and was handed over to the first 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 job advertisements of scammers generally claim to be "quick money", "high labor", "same day pay" or "work from home". The age and education requirements of applicants are low, and the actual position or job content is not mentioned. , and only provide instant messaging software or mobile phone number contact methods, and some scammers will even pay commissions after the victim's initial deposit to gain trust.
Police appeal to members of the public to call "Anti-Scam 18222" if in doubt.
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