A Hong Kong woman was arrested yesterday in a casino in Cotai for scamming a mainland gambler out of 1.9 million yuan (HK$2.04 million) in an illegal currency exchange deal, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said in a special press conference yesterday.
The 30-year-old Hong Konger surnamed Wong told the police that she works as a salesperson, the spokesperson said, who added that she refused to cooperate and did not reveal any information about her two accomplices’ identities and their whereabouts.
According to the spokesperson, the victim reported to the Judiciary Police early yesterday morning that he was scammed out of 1.9 million yuan by a woman, who had helped him arrange transportation and hotel accommodation in Macau during his visit to the city.
The man said that he had asked the woman to exchange 1.9 million yuan into HK$2 million. The woman then went into a casino with two men to “exchange” the money, the spokesperson said.
However, after the victim transferred the money to Wong online, the other two men left and the woman delayed the transfer with various excuses, so the victim finally suspected that he had been defrauded and reported the case to the police.
Wong was transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) yesterday, facing a charge of fraud involving a considerably large amount of money, the spokesperson said.
The hooded female fraud suspect from Hong Kong is escorted by Judiciary Police (PJ) officers to a PJ vehicle outside the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday.
– Photo courtesy of TDM
