The police said that they received a report from an 88-year-old man on February 28, saying that he had received a call from a person who claimed to be a government official. The other party claimed that he was involved in a criminal case and asked for bank account information to cooperate with the investigation.
The scammer then went to the victim's apartment to collect 60,000 yuan in cash from him.
The victim later made inquiries with the police and found out that he had been cheated.
After receiving the report, the intelligence team of the Eastern District Police immediately launched an in-depth investigation.
After intelligence analysis, a suspect was finally identified, and an 18-year-old mainland woman surnamed Sun was arrested yesterday (March 1) for the crime of "obtaining property by deception". The case is now being followed up by the Criminal Investigation Team of the Eastern District Police District into the investigation.
The operation is still ongoing and police are not ruling out further arrests.
The police remind the public that there are endless methods of telephone deception, including posing as officials of different law enforcement agencies, falsely claiming that the victim needs to provide money to prove his innocence for different reasons; and instructing the victim not to seek help from the police in order to avoid hindering the investigation, and asking the money to be deposited Deposit the cash into the designated bank account, or place the cash at the designated place, or hand it over to the relevant party in person.
In addition, 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 10 years' imprisonment.
The police are highly concerned about phone scams and have the following appeals:
(1) Never deposit money into a stranger's account or leave it in a public place;
(2) Do not hand over your bank account number and password for online financial management;
(3) If the caller is a law enforcement officer and asks for money, please call the police immediately;
(4) Don't trust the words of liars, and send e-girls, relatives or friends when necessary;
(5) Do not disclose any personal information to the caller;
(6) Remind the above-mentioned anti-fraud information to the elders around you, especially those who seldom read newspapers and watch TV;
(7) If you have any doubts, you can call the "Anti-Fraud Easy" consultation hotline 18222, or call the police for help.
