Police warn against dubious high-paying overseas job offers which may ensnare victims in fraudulent activities or human trafficking.
Lei Hon Nei
Suspect admits to purloining 440,000 yuan and 54 bottles of expensive wine which he ‘temporarily stored at his home.’
Fraud follows predictable pattern: too-good-to-be-true offer and promise of easy money – transfer of cash – empty handed victim makes police report.
Hong Kong businessman conned four victims with offers of high returns on fake ‘casino-based operation’; currently facing fraud charges.
Gang used virtual currency to launder cash gained from internet and phone swindles; five suspects in Macao face organised crime membership charges.
Fifty-nine-year-old wanted to ‘stab a foreigner’ with a knife in revenge for 10-year losing streak; damage assessed at MOP 1.34 million.
Eight suspects and 29 prostitutes nabbed as well as hoard of sex work paraphernalia and MOP 240,000 in suspected illegal earnings.
Doctors and seafood shop workers swindled government out of MOP 8.5 million over two-and-a-half years, police say.
Afro-Asian scammers alleged to have stolen more than MOP 20 million; brought to book after joint operation with Hong Kong police.
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