2024-04-16 20:30:26
Fraudulent suicide case
A 53-year-old man was suspected of falling into a scam twice in 10 months and had debt problems. He couldn’t think about it for a while, so he left a book and burned charcoal in his apartment in Wong Tai Sin. The security guard recently discovered that there was a strange smell coming from the unit, and no one was knocking on the door. Yes, call the police for help. It is reported that the victim was defrauded of nearly 400,000 yuan and committed suicide due to a debt of hundreds of thousands of yuan.
The scene was Foo Lai House in Fu Shan Estate, Wong Tai Sin. The security guard called the police at 1 pm on Monday, saying that he found a peculiar smell and liquid flowing out of a unit. No one answered the door, so he called the police. The police and ambulance arrived at the scene after receiving the report and confirmed that a 53-year-old resident had died in his home. There were burnt charcoal trays in the house. The police seized a suicide note at the scene and initially believed the case was not suspicious. It is reported that the victim revealed in his suicide note that he was a victim of fraud and committed suicide because he was unable to repay a debt of 700,000 yuan.
According to sources, the victim had a conversation with a stranger on the social platform Telegram in June last year. The other person falsely claimed that he could provide him with a “quick money” job and be responsible for writing movie reviews online. He was indeed deceitful and transferred a total of more than 210,000 Yuan was transferred to the designated account of 3 strangers. By March this year, the victim met another stranger through the social platform Facebook. The stranger claimed to provide dating services, but required him to first purchase 28 iTunes gift cards, hand over the gift card codes, and remit nearly 70,000 yuan. To 2 finger accounts, a total loss of 180,000 yuan was made. The victim was defrauded twice and lost a total of nearly 400,000 yuan.
Recruiting movie promoters is a variation on the fraud case
Scammers will use various excuses to lure people into the scam. In May 2022, the official page of the police social platform and the netkeepers’ page posted a post stating that some scammers used the excuse that the film industry was in a downturn, and some film companies opened shopping malls. The ticket platform helps to increase the box office and persuades citizens to become movie promoters, responsible for buying movie tickets and earning a 10% commission during the period. At that time, a 28-year-old woman believed it to be true, opened an account on the fake website and deposited nearly 400,000 yuan in ticket fees into three local bank accounts. The Netkeeper page revealed in June 2022 that a 48-year-old woman received a recruitment message on the social platform Telegram in April of that year. The other party claimed to improve the ratings and leave comments for the movie to create a high box office effect. As a result, she lost 3.5 million yuan. Shocked to be deceived. The police pointed out that the excuses for employment fraud are varied, and recruiting “movie promoters” is another excuse for fraud.
The original article was published on AM730
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