Elderly woman defrauded of HK$200,000, fraudster arrested

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Hong Kong - On the evening of November 28, law enforcement authorities received a report from an 82-year-old local woman, claiming that she had been deceived. She said she had previously received a call from a man claiming to be her son-in-law.

The man told her he was arrested on suspicion of a criminal case and needed to pay bail. He instructed the woman to hand over approximately HK$200,000 in cash to his friend. After complying with the instructions, the woman suspected she was being scammed and reported the matter to the authorities.

The scammer then asked the woman to hand over an additional HK$50,000 in cash to another person. Kowloon City District law enforcement officers took action around 10 a.m. the next day. Shortly after receiving the information from the woman's Hung Hom residence, they arrested a 25-year-old local man outside the woman's Hung Hom residence on suspicion of "conspiracy to defraud." funds.

The arrested persons were charged with one count of "conspiracy to defraud" and the case was brought up in the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts this morning.

老妇被骗20万元 诈骗犯被捕

11月28日晚，执法部门接到当地一名82岁妇女报案，称自己被骗。 她说，她此前接到过一名自称是她女婿的男子打来的电话。

该男子告诉她，他因涉嫌刑事案件而被捕，需要支付保释金。 他指示该女子将约20万港元现金交给其朋友。 女子按照指示后，怀疑自己被骗，并向当局举报了此事。

骗徒随后要求该女子额外交出港币5万元现金予另一人。 九龙城区执法人员于次日上午10时左右采取行动。 接到该女子红磡住所的消息后不久，警方以涉嫌“串谋诈骗”为由，在该女子红磡住所外拘捕一名25岁的本地男子。 资金。

被捕人士被控一项「串谋诈骗」罪名，案件今晨在九龙城裁判法院提堂。