The 38-year-old woman is accused of keeping money made from a fraudulent scheme and reportedly told law enforcement officers she decided to spend it on ‘daily expenses’.
Leng Kam Lon
Fake casino VIP room operators promised returns of 8% a month; one woman arrested, police searching for other suspects and missing cash.
Police urge residents never to submit personal information by phone and to beware of scammers pretending to be officials.
Hong Kong-Macao gang repeatedly bought crypto with money from online scams, resold it overseas and withdrew the profits from ATMs.
Gang’s mastermind still on the run; officers believe other victims may have lost as much as HK$280 million to fraudsters.
Six suspects arrested, including one carrying parcel of potato starch sent from overseas with drugs hidden inside.
Gangsters, who are believed to have been operating for some time, lie in wait for possible victims, and then provide forged certification for MOP 800.
Dawn raids nets 56 suspects following complaints from residents that the gang has been operating for more than a year.
Male secondary school pupil was arrested last Tuesday for the suspected rape and injury of his ex-girlfriend.
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