A Canadian Chinese woman has been cheated out of about 4 million patacas in a phone scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson Tam Weng Keong said yesterday.
According to Tam, the 49-year-old overseas Chinese victim, who lives in Canada, went to the PJ headquarters to report to the police on Sunday that she had met a man via a messaging app in Canada in May.
Tam said the suspect told the victim that he was a manager of a casino called “Running Horses” in Macau, adding the suspect claimed that if the victim invested 2 million patacas into the casino, she would get an investment return of 1.25 percent after three months only.
Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Tam Weng Keong addresses yesterday’s regular press conference in a PJ pressroom. Photo: Debby Seng
