| Loan Scam |
Victims would respond to a website offering loans and be asked to pay an administrative fee. After the victims remitted the fees to foreign accounts, they did not receive the loans or were asked to pay further fees to get the loans. The victims would also be unable to contact the parties involved.
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| Church or Charity Scams |
The scam involves a culprit from overseas seeking assistance from victims to help him donate his savings to a church or charity to help the needy via e-mail. The culprit promised a small percentage of his wealth for the kind favour rendered by the victims. Victims however are later deceived into parting with monies as administrative fees.
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| Extortion Scam |
The victim would receive threatening calls from unknown subjects purporting that they may harm his loved ones or cause damage to his property should he refuse to send a sum of money to them.
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- 17 Jun 2009 |
Job Application Scam
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The victim would be offered jobs in return for a processing fee. In most cases, the victim would be asked to furnish upfront deposit.
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| Lottery/Lucky Draw Scam |
The victim would receive winning notifications in a lottery / lucky draw via phone calls or SMS. He would be asked to make up-front payments in order to claim his winnings.
There is a variant of the scam in which the victim is led to believe that he has been chosen to participate in a lucky draw conducted by the Hong Kong Tourism Board. He would be sent a 'Scratch and Win' card by mail. The card would indicate that the victim is a winner and he would be asked to make up-front payments in order to claim his winnings.
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- 2 Dec 2009
- 22 Apr 2008
- 14 Jan 2008
- 3 Nov 2007
- 21 Sep 2007
- 2 Aug 2007
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| Petronas Lucky Draw Scam |
The victim would receive winning notifications in a Petronas lucky draw. He would be asked to provide banking information including internet banking password(s). He may be asked to make up-front payments in order to claim his winnings.
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- 15 Sep 2008 |
| Kidnap Scam |
The victim would receive calls that his loved ones had been kidnapped. He would be asked to make a transfer of money via a remittance agency to avoid his loved ones being harmed. Alternatively, he may be asked to place the ransom at specific location(s) for collection by kidnapper(s). |
- 25 Nov 2009
- 18 Dec 2008
- 11 Nov 2008
- 3 Nov 2008
- 29 Oct 2008
- 15 Oct 2008
- 22 Apr 2008
- 31 Mar 2008
- 29 Feb 2008
- 4 Feb 2008
- 14 Jan 2008
- 7 Dec 2007
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- 28 Aug 2007
- 25 Aug 2007
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| Impersonation Scam |
The victim would receive calls alleging that he is involved in a police or Court case. The caller (or a subsequent caller) would claim to be a police officer or Court staff and ask him to make a transfer of money to exonerate his involvement in the police or Court case.
There are other variants of the scam such as the impersonation of a government / bank officer to seek bank account information.
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- 22 Apr 2008
- 31 Mar 2008
- 14 Jan 2008
- 7 Dec 2007
- 18 Oct 2007 |
| Elderly Gold Scam |
The elderly victim would be told that the culprit is a friend of the victim's family member or relative who could exchange his jewellery for more expensive ones. |
- 19 Apr 2008
- 19 Mar 2008
- 31 Jul 2007
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| Apple Scam |
The scam involves two or more culprits acting in unison. The victim would be told that a misfortune would befall his loved ones but this could be prevented with a ritual. He would then be asked to put cash or jewellery in a plastic bag for the ritual and would be told to open the plastic bag a few days later.
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- 22 Jun 2007
- 13 Jun 2007
- 30 May 2007
- 17 Mar 2006 |
| Government Welfare Scam |
The victim would be told that the culprit is a government officer who could help to secure welfare benefits that are expiring soon. He would be asked to make a transfer of money.
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- 28 Jun 2007
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| Counterfeit Currency Scam |
The victim would be given counterfeit currency notes for purchases of goods and services. |
- 22 Dec 2006
- 13 Mar 2006
- 2 Mar 2006
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Counterfeit Credit Card Scam
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The victim would be given counterfeit credit cards for purchases of goods and services.
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- 16 Jan 2006
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| Renovation Scam |
The victim would be told that the culprit is a renovation contractor. He would be asked for money for renovation purchases.
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- 22 Dec 2006
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| Rental Scam |
The scam involves a culprit renting a housing unit (or part of the unit) to a number of victims concurrently. As part of the rental agreement, the victims would be asked to furnish up-front deposit. In some cases, the culprit does not have the authority to rent out the unit.
Click here to view how prospective tenants can protect themselves from rental scams. |
- 9 Feb 2009 |