Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai reported two fraud cases that took place in casinos during a regular press conference yesterday.
Lou said that a 42-year-old mainland worker surnamed Cai had defrauded a male illegal currency exchange dealer in a casino in Cotai on September 9. The two initially agreed to carry out the transaction where the victim gave HK$50,000, while Cai promised to transfer 43,000 yuan (49,600 patacas) through WeChat Pay “very soon”.
Lou noted that Cai fled to the mainland later that day and transferred only 10,000 yuan to the victim, who reported the case to the police. Cai was arrested when he reentered Macau via the Barrier Gate checkpoint on Friday. He admitted scamming the victim.
In the second case, a mainland businessman told the police on September 26 that he had been defrauded by fellow mainlander surnamed Li the day before. The fraudster, a 33-year-old man who told the police he’s jobless, went to a casino VIP room in Cotai with the victim and the victim’s friend, after which Li borrowed a total of 130,000 yuan from the victim for gambling.
Li gambled away the whole amount and fled to the mainland, Lou said, adding that he was arrested when he was reentered Macau through the Hengqin checkpoint on Monday. Under questioning, he denied the accusation and claimed that he did not borrow any money and was simply betting for the victim.
Li and Cai have been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), facing fraud charges, Lou said.
