Police received a report from a 53-year-old man on Monday (3rd), which alleged that a scammer claiming to be a jewelry business woman had previously met him on social platforms and developed a romantic relationship. with him. Subsequently, the scammer pressured the victim to invest in virtual currency and deposited a total of approximately HK $ 6 million in multiple accounts designated by the other party. The victim had successfully withdrawn a total of approximately HK $ 700,000 from July to September. However, after asking for the remaining investment funds to be withdrawn and asking for a large sum of money to be paid as a management fee, the victim suspected she had been duped and called the police for help. After the preliminary investigation, the case was classified as obtaining property by deception and was handed over to the Yuen Long District Criminal Investigation Team for follow-up. The male victim lost a total of approximately HK $ 5.3 million in the case.
After a thorough investigation, officers arrested a man named Xu (20) in the Tin Shui Wai district around 2:15 am on Wednesday (5) on suspicion of having obtained property by deception. suspected of being involved in the case and is now being held for investigation. Police reiterate that anyone who commits the crime of “deceiving property” under section 12 of the Hong Kong Theft Ordinance Chapter 210 is subject to a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. .
