China News Service, December 2. According to Hong Kong Sing Tao Net, Hong Kong received a total of 19,444 fraud cases this year, an increase of nearly 40% year-on-year. The number of telephone fraud cases increased by 1.3 times, mainly for "fake officials" and "guessing". Guess who I am" case.
In addition, the police also received 1,176 cases of online dating scams. An 86-year-old woman met and communicated with scammers online, and was defrauded of nearly 10,000 yuan (Hong Kong dollars, the same below).
According to reports, among various fraud cases in Hong Kong this year, the number of telephone fraud cases reached 1,687, a year-on-year increase of 1.3 times, involving a total of 721 million yuan.
Among them, "pretending to be an official" and "guess who I am" are still the main crime methods, accounting for 906 and 780 cases respectively.
Yan Kaixin, the Anti-Fraud Coordination Center of the Hong Kong Commercial Crime Bureau, said that the victims of the two crimes were more women, accounting for 70% of the total victims.
She pointed out that because the elderly are unfamiliar with online financial management and the Internet, and they have worked for many years and have a certain amount of savings, the amount of money involved is relatively large.
Among them, the "fake official" scam involved 170 million yuan, and the "guess who I am" old man involved more than 40 million.
In addition, Hong Kong also received 1,176 cases of online dating scams in the first nine months of this year.
Among them, an 86-year-old woman met a netizen and immediately became a "couple".
The swindler pretends to send a token of love, but due to the detention of the goods, a customs clearance fee is required.
The old woman believed it was true, and only after paying 9,400 yuan did she realize that she had been cheated, and she reported the case to the police for help.
It is reported that job hunting scams are also very rampant, with a total of more than 2,200 cases received this year, which has doubled year-on-year.
Among them, a 73-year-old retired man with a master's degree was attracted by an advertisement for "flexible work" on social platforms.
The scammer claimed to push up the clicks on the online platform, and persuaded the victim to advance more than 1,000 yuan to "value-added", and there would be an income of 135 yuan in return. Later, the scammer asked the victim to increase the value several times. 20,000 yuan.