The female owner of a restaurant was defrauded out of HK$40,000 by a duo consisting of a “teacher” and a “food supplier”, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said at a regular press conference yesterday.
According to Cheong, the owner received a call last week from someone claiming to be a “teacher” of a local school, who requested 400 delivery meals totalling 14,300 patacas. The “teacher” later called back to say they wanted to order 136 servings of a traditional Chinese dish, known as “big bowl feast” (盤菜 – transliterated as “poon choi” in Cantonese). They claimed that the “school” had had a dispute with the “big bowl feast supplier,” preventing them from placing the order directly. The “teacher” even claimed that the meals were intended as a donation to a nursing home.
Cheong noted that the owner agreed to the order and even paid the “supplier” HK$40,000 in advance for the “school.” Afterward, she lost contact with the scammer and subsequently reported the case to the police.
Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Kim Fong looks on during yesterday’s regular press conference. – Photo: William Chan
