Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a regular press conference yesterday that two furniture shops and a shipping company have been deceived into ordering bed frames for a “school.”
According to Ho, earlier this month the police were notified by representatives of these companies that they had been swindled by an individual posing as a teacher from a local school. The “teacher” claimed that the “school” planned to buy bed frames to be donated to a nursing home and a school, promising the companies “commission” of over HK$100 per bed frame.
Upon paying a deposit to the “bed frame supplier” following the instructions of the “teacher,” the companies discovered that the screenshots of the transactions provided by the “teacher” had been fabricated. Subsequently, they contacted the police, reporting a total loss of HK$129,000.
Additionally, an event-planning company reported a similar incident last week but managed to avoid falling victim to the scam.
Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok looks on during yesterday’s regular press conference. – Photo: William Chan
