The police uncovered 4 "Guess who I am" scams, in which 3 elderly people were defrauded of a total of 238,000 yuan by scammers pretending to be "sons". The oldest victim was 92 years old; one of them was a 66-year-old male victim He clearly saw through the deception, even pretended to cooperate with the scammers, and then secretly called the police, helping the police arrest two local male suspects aged 21 and 23 respectively.
Two suspects have been charged for "obtaining property by deception".
The case was handed over to the first team of the Eastern District Police District Serious Crime Squad for follow-up, and the police did not rule out the arrest of more people.
Chief Inspector Chen Shihui, Chief Criminal Deployment of Eastern District Police District, told the story of the deception case.
(Photo by Wang Yiyang)
The first three cases occurred from the 2nd to the 3rd of this month. Three elderly people aged 71, 82 and 92 respectively received calls from scammers, falsely claiming to be the victim’s son and demanding bail for being arrested. .
The three victims believed it was true, and handed over cash ranging from 38,000 to 135,000 yuan. After contacting their relatives, they found out that they had been cheated, so they called the police.
The remaining case occurred at 9:00 am on the 3rd of this month. The 66-year-old male victim received a call from a scammer, who also falsely claimed that he was his son and needed bail. Be deceived and call the police immediately.
Detectives from the Criminal Intelligence Unit of the Eastern District Police District and the Chai Wan Police District Task Force ambushed. When the scammer went to collect money near the residence of the victim in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island, the detectives rushed up and arrested him for the crime of "obtaining property by deception" Two men, aged 21 and 23, reported to be transport workers and cooks respectively.
Detectives seized two mobile phones involved in the case and a small amount of cash on the two suspects.
Chen Shihui, Chief Inspector of the Criminal Division of the Eastern District Police District, said that the two arrested men would be paid 1,000 yuan each time they successfully obtained fraudulent funds. She thanked the 66-year-old male victim for cooperating with the police in arresting the suspect, and called on young people not to "do nothing" "Quick money" is exploited by criminal groups.
The police pointed out 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, will be punished with a maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment; the public is also reminded that if they receive an unknown call indicating that a relative or friend is involved in a criminal case , and ask for bail, you should first contact the relatives and friends involved, or discuss with relatives or friends. If you have any doubts, you can call 999 to report to the police, or call the "Anti-Fraud Easy 18222" hotline for inquiries.
Guess who I am｜85-year-old Weng Zhongfu received a call from his "son" after 3 months, and the police ambushed and arrested a 19-year-old man. The police broke the "Guess who I am" fraud syndicate and arrested 7 men, the youngest aged 17 and 20, who lost $1.5 million
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