A mainland visitor reported to the police on Tuesday that he was cheated out of 120,000 yuan in an online loan scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said at a press conference yesterday.
According to Cheong, earlier on Tuesday the victim saw a post on social media offering a personal cash loan. He clicked onto the link and was contacted by a “customer service manager”, who asked the victim to fill in his personal information and bank account details on the website to borrow 100,000 yuan.
The victim followed the instruction and submitted a loan request, after which the “manager” told him that he had input the incorrect bank card details, and demanded he deposit money to facilitate the granting of the loan. The victim transferred a total of 120,000 yuan to the scammers.
Later that day, the victim received a call from the mainland anti-fraud centre, informing him that his bank transfer was linked to fraudulent activities. Eventually having doubts about the “deal”, the victim reported the case to the Judiciary Police.
Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Kim Fong looks on during yesterday’s press conference. – Photo: William Chan
