A non-local man lost over 5 million yuan in a phone scam last week when several Putonghua-speaking men claimed to be local Immigration Department staff and mainland policemen and prosecutors, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said yesterday.
Lei announced the scam during a regular press conference at the PJ headquarters.
According to Lei, the 52-year-old victim received a phone call from a Putonghua-speaking man who claimed to be a staff member of the local Immigration Department on Sunday last week.
Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei poses for reporters after yesterday’s press conference about the city’s latest telephone scam case. Photo: Annie Cheung
