A young local woman has fallen victim to a “fake police” scam, resulting in a total loss of HK$110,000 (113,000 patacas), Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a regular press conference yesterday.
According to Ho, the police received a report on Friday from the victim, who said that she had received a call on Wednesday at 2 p.m. from someone claiming to be an “officer from the Chinese mainland’s police anti-fraud centre.” The caller accused her of spreading a large number of fraudulent messages in the Chinese mainland and requested her cooperation in the investigation, suggesting they continue the conversation via FaceTime.
On Thursday, the scammer sent the victim a link to a website, instructing her to log in and to provide her personal bank account information. On Friday, the victim discovered that HK$110,000 had been transferred from her bank account. Suspecting she had been scammed, she immediately reported the case to the police.
Local woman loses 20,000 patacas in investment scam
Meanwhile, a middle-aged local woman has fallen victim to an investment scam, resulting in a total loss of 20,000 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a regular press conference yesterday.
According to Ho, the police received a report on Friday from the victim who said that she had received a message on Thursday from someone claiming to be a Singaporean working in the technology sector in Hong Kong. The scammer lured her with promises of investment opportunities.
Following the scammer’s instructions, the victim transferred a total of 20,000 patacas on October 31 and November 7 to a designated bank account. When the scammer pressured her to make additional transfers, the victim grew suspicious and finally reported a total loss of 20,000 patacas to the police on Friday.
