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HONG KONG - In order to combat technology crimes and online fraud, law enforcement agencies conducted operations from October 23 to November 10 and successfully uncovered 66 fraud cases involving a total amount of HK$67 million.
During the operation, law enforcement officers arrested 70 people on charges including fraud, obtaining property by deception and money laundering. Among those arrested were 49 men and 21 women, ranging in age from 19 to 65 years old. It was revealed that all those arrested were puppet account holders, with some admitting to selling personal information in exchange for small monetary rewards to facilitate the opening of bank accounts for criminal activity.
The fraud cases uncovered during the operation covered a range of scams, including those targeting social media, online job hunting, e-commerce, online romance and investment schemes. The victims of the scams included 62 men and 69 women, aged between 15 and 76.
The largest single case involved was an investment fraud case. A 73-year-old woman met the fraudster through a dating app and was tricked into investing HK$10 million in a high-return scheme. In addition, a 15-year-old girl suffered an online shopping fraud and lost approximately HK$4,000.
执法部门逮捕了 70 名诈骗者，全部被确定为傀儡账户持有者
香港 - 为打击科技罪案及网上诈骗，执法机构于10月23日至11月10日期间进行行动，成功破获66宗诈骗案件，涉案金额达6,700万港元。
行动中，执法人员逮捕了70人，罪名包括诈骗、以欺骗手段获取财产和洗钱。 被捕人士包括49名男性和21名女性，年龄介乎19岁至65岁。 据透露，所有被捕者都是傀儡账户持有人，其中一些人承认出售个人信息以换取小额金钱奖励，以便利开设银行账户进行犯罪活动。
行动中破获的诈骗案件涵盖一系列诈骗，包括针对社交媒体、网上求职、电子商务、网络恋爱和投资计划的诈骗。 诈骗受害者包括62名男性和69名女性，年龄介乎15岁至76岁。
涉案最大单案为投资诈骗案。 一名73岁女子通过交友应用程序认识诈骗犯，并被骗投资1,000万港元参与高回报计划。 此外，一名15岁女孩遭遇网上购物诈骗，损失约港币4,000元。
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