The Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday that many businesses, especially restaurants, have fallen for fake order scams, in response to which the police launched an anti-cheating campaign earlier this month to warn local restaurant owners about the deceptions and how to prevent them.
According to the statement, since June fraudsters have resorted to fake order scams to cheat restaurateurs, such as by promising them a “commission” in order to lure them into paying bogus “food suppliers”.
The statement underlined that as of last month at least 21 restaurateurs had been scammed out of a total of 2.5 million patacas.
In order to raise public awareness of fraud prevention in the catering industry, the Judiciary Police have been sending officers to visit local restaurants to spread their anti-fraud prevention message.
The Judiciary Police have also met with an online food delivery service platform in their ongoing effort to promote their anti-cheating campaign among restaurateurs.
This undated handout photo provided by the Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday shows PJ officers urging a restaurant owner to be wary of fraudsters.
