A teenage boy fell for a credit-for-sex scam last week, losing a total of 14,120 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lai Man Vai said in a regular conference yesterday at the PJ headquarters in Zape.
According to Lai, the victim is a local pupil. The spokesman did not reveal the victim’s age and other personal information. However, Lai said that the age of the teen is under 18.
Lai said that the boy befriended a female online on Saturday. She later told him through a social messaging app that she was offering sex services. Both negotiated and then struck a credit-for-sex deal. They planned to meet in Fai Chi Kei district on Sunday, Lai said.
According to Lai, the teen went to meet the female who, however, did not show up but instead sent him a text message, telling him to go to a convenience store and buy first a gift card as “prepayment” for the sex deal.
He then sent her a picture of the gift card number and PIN number through his smartphone.
Shortly afterwards, the victim received a call from a man who told him to send a photo of his ID card, and so he did.
Later the man blackmailed the victim by threatening that he would post the photo on his ID card and the details of the sex deal online if he did not purchase more gift cards, Lai said.
According to Lai, the victim bought gift cards worth 14,120 pa- tacas in 12 instalments for the fe- male on Sunday, adding that the two never met in person.
Lai added that the victim took the 14,120 patacas in cash from his family home.
The victim finally realised that he had been scammed. Accompa- nied by his father, the victim report- ed the case to the police earlier this week, Lai added.
Lai said at the time of the press conference yesterday afternoon the investigation was still ongoing.
Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lai Man Vai (left) speaks during yesterday’s regular press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape as Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan looks on. Photo: Kristy Chan
