A 19-year-old man has been arrested by police in connection with a phone scam that defrauded a 74-year-old victim of HK$16 million. The elderly man reported to authorities that he received a cold call from someone claiming to be a mainland government official. This caller alleged that the victim was involved in a criminal investigation in mainland China.
Following the call, accomplices visited the victim's home, presenting him with fake investigation and confidentiality orders, along with counterfeit credentials of mainland police officers. The scammers then arranged for the victim to stay at two hotels, instructing him not to contact anyone else.
The scheme was uncovered when the victim's bank flagged suspicious transactions totaling HK$16 million between August 28 and September 3. Investigations revealed that the arrested teenager was responsible for delivering documents and facilitating the victim's hotel check-ins. It was also discovered that he had fallen victim to a separate scam himself.
Authorities continue to investigate the case and have not ruled out the possibility of additional arrests.
十九歲男子因電話詐騙被捕，74歲老人損失1600萬港元
一名19歲男子因涉及一宗電話詐騙被警方逮捕，該宗詐騙令一名74歲的受害者損失1600萬港元。這名老人向當局報告，表示他接到一通自稱是中國大陸政府官員的冷電話。該名來電者聲稱受害者涉及一宗中國大陸的刑事調查。
接著，詐騙者派同夥到受害者家中，向他出示假冒的調查令和保密令，以及偽造的中國大陸警察證件。詐騙者隨後安排受害者入住兩間酒店，並指示他不得與其他人聯絡。
該詐騙計劃在受害者的銀行發現可疑交易後被揭發，這些交易在8月28日至9月3日期間總額達1600萬港元。調查顯示，被捕的少年負責遞送文件和安排受害者的酒店入住，並且發現他自己也曾成為另一宗詐騙的受害者。
當局仍在進行調查，並未排除進一步逮捕的可能性。
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