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A 32-year-old man was arrested for stealing credit card information worth more than RMB 30,000

2023-02-21T04:43:38.111Z


A number of citizens received text messages from fake telecommunication company membership plans, stating that the points were about to expire. Unexpectedly, they discovered that their credit cards had been stolen after they clicked on the website link and entered their credit card information and one-time passwords. police investigation


A number of citizens received text messages from fake telecommunication company membership plans, stating that the points were about to expire. Unexpectedly, they discovered that their credit cards had been stolen after they clicked on the website link and entered their credit card information and one-time passwords.

Police investigation found that a 32-year-old man used the victim's credit card information to purchase goods in 4 stores, including 40 personal care product store cash coupons, involving a total of about 35,400 yuan, and he was arrested.


The police received multiple reports from late December last year to early January this year, alleging that they received SMS messages from a mobile phone claiming to be a membership program of a telecommunications company, stating that their points were about to expire.

After entering the credit card information and one-time password in the attached website link, the reporter found that his credit card was stolen.

The technology crime investigation team of the Kwun Tong Police District took over the investigation. According to intelligence analysis and in-depth investigation, a 32-year-old local man surnamed Mok was arrested in Cheung Sha Wan yesterday (February 20) on suspicion of "obtaining property by deception".

Investigations revealed that the man used the victim's credit card information to purchase goods at four stores, involving 13 transactions involving a total of about $35,400.

The man is now being detained for investigation and the case is still under investigation and more arrests cannot be ruled out.

During the operation, officers seized 40 cash coupons from personal care products stores, which are suspected to be related to the case.

The police are highly concerned about phone and text message scams and have the following appeals:

1. Do not log in to your online banking account through hyperlinks or QR codes;

2. Do not enter personal information into applications or websites from unknown sources;

3. Carefully enter the bank’s website address in the browser, or download the bank’s mobile application from the official application store;

4. Before entering personal information, make sure that the URL is a real bank website;

5. If you have any doubts about the SMS or email claiming to be sent by the bank, you should check with the bank;

6. Remind relatives and friends to beware of being cheated.

If you suspect that you have been cheated, please call the "Anti-Scam Hotline 18222" immediately.

In addition, the police reiterated that anyone who commits the crime of "obtaining property by deception" under Article 17 of the Theft Ordinance, Chapter 210 of the Laws of Hong Kong, is liable to a maximum penalty of ten years' imprisonment.

Source: hk1

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