Relatives find themselves in “dangerous situations”, the elderly tend to be in a hurry and scammers take advantage of the “chaos” to defraud. An 88-year-old man received an unknown phone call on Monday (31st), which said his nephew had been arrested for investigation in a criminal case. After paying a 30,000 yuan bail according to his instructions, he was suspected of being cheated; Shisui Zhiwei was arrested when he tried to contact the victim and asked for bail again. The 21-year-old arrested man is suspected of being a member of a fraudulent organization targeting seniors in the Tai Po district. He is suspected of obtaining property by deception and attempting to obtain property by l ‘deceit. The police continue to track the group’s mind.
An 88-year-old man fell into the “Guess Who I Am” phone scam. He received a call from a scammer on Monday (31) morning, pretending to be his nephew’s friend and saying that his nephew had been arrested for a criminal case and had to pay a 30,000 yuan bail. An hour later, the scammers went to the victim’s residence in Tai Wo village, Tai Po himself, to collect fraudulent money. After making the payment, he contacted his family, only to find he had been duped, and immediately called the police for help. Upon receiving the complaint, the investigator immediately launched an investigation: during the investigation at the victim’s home, the morning of the next day (1st), the scammer contacted the old man again to ask for more money for the bail, and went to the victim’s residence at 12:30 the same day to collect payment, was arrested on the spot by the ambush investigators.
Tai Po District Police Chief Inspector (criminal) Fan Weihao said yesterday that the arrested person was a 21-year-old local man nicknamed Leung, who reported being unemployed and having a triad background and was suspected. of having obtained property by deception and attempting to obtain property by deception. The case was turned over to the first team of the Tai Po District Crime Squad for follow-up. The police believe that the arrested person is a member of a fraud union responsible for collecting fraudulent money from the victim and is involved in 4 other similar cases. Police believe the group is defrauding local elders and will continue to track the group’s mind.
The police appealed by phone to anyone who claimed to be a relative or friend, pointed out that they changed their phone number and asked the victim to borrow money and send money, everyone has the opportunity to defraud. If the case involves bail money, you should check with the other party first, then call the appropriate police station for verification to avoid being duped; you should pay more attention to the elderly around you and share anti-fraud information; if you have any doubts, you should immediately call 999 or the 24-hour toll-free number 18222 of the Anti-Fraud Coordination Center for information.
Originally posted on AM730 https://www.am730.com.hk/local/88-year-old Weng Duo guess who I am
