By Jack Guy
Hong Kong police have arrested a 19-year-old man.
(CNN)Hong Kong police have arrested a man after a 90-year-old woman lost around HK$247 million ($32 million) in a scam.
The
woman contacted police on March 2 and told them she had made a total of
10 payments after scammers told her her identity had been used in
criminal activities in mainland China, according to a police statement
sent to CNN on Wednesday.
The woman said she had received a call in August 2020 from someone who claimed to work in law enforcement in mainland China.
Then
a man who purported to be a mainland law enforcement official visited
her home and gave her a cellphone with which to communicate with them,
police said. The woman then made a series of transactions to two bank
accounts as instructed.
Police
arrested a 19-year-old man on March 25. He has been released on bail
and is scheduled to report to police in late April, according to the
statement.
The investigation continues and more arrests may be made, the police added.
The
woman lives in Hong Kong's most expensive neighborhood, an area called
The Peak, the South China Morning Post reported. The exclusive enclave
sits at the highest point on Hong Kong Island.
In
October 2020, a 65-year-old woman paid HK$68.9 million ($8.9 million)
to people who, she said, accused her of being involved in money
laundering in mainland China, the South China Morning Post reported.
Three men were arrested last week in connection with the incident, the
paper added.
In January 2019, an 85-year-old man lost more than $73.9 million in a gold scam that took a total of $80 million from seven victims.
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