Police will work with local universities to identify students with a high risk of being scammed, Wong Chiu U, a member of Northern District Community Service Consultative Council, said yesterday, quoting the Judiciary Police (PJ).
Wong made the remarks yesterday during a regular meeting of the council at the Government Service Centre in Areia Preta, in the presence of officers from the Public Security Police (PSP) and the Judiciary Police to present information on crime fighting and fraud prevention.
In view of the recent high risk facing university students from the mainland studying in Macau of falling victim to scams, Council Deputy Convener Chan U Iong quoted committee members as suggesting the implementation of a “universal anti-fraud test” by posting QR codes in the city to make it easier for residents to take the test in order to raise their alertness.
Chan also quoted the police as saying that the Judiciary Police have strengthened their cooperation with banks and the telecommunications sector to improve mechanisms for recovering stolen goods and avoiding losses.
Chan said there are currently four collaborative anti-scam measures by the police, banks and telcom operators, namely the Emergency Stop Payment, Suspicious Remittance Alert, Online Suspicious Remittance Alert and Fraudulent Account Alert, adding that the last two were launched last October, warning the public that over 18 million patacas in suspected scams have so far been prevented from being remitted or transferred to the culprits’ accounts.
Northern District Community Service Consultative Council Deputy Convener Chan U Iong (right) and council member Wong Chiu U pose for yesterday’s press conference. Photo courtesy of TDM
