Increase in online scams

 

Male piano teacher was defrauded by his ``boyfriend'' for more than 13 million

An online investment scam of "killing pigs" arose in Hong Kong early last year. The scammers specialize in "lonely heart" and use social programs to make friends or lovers with the victim, and then lure them to use fake apps or websites to invest and swindle money. , Many people have been recruited. The police recorded more than 180 related cases last year, involving a total of 85 million yuan. Among them, a male piano teacher was defrauded by a "boyfriend" of more than 10 million yuan within a month, and another female prospective landlord was defrauded to buy a building to save money. "Tart Order" suffered heavy losses. She sent a message to the public: "There will be no pie in the sky, don't believe that netizens can help you make a fortune!"

The police recently detailed the tactics of "killing pigs" and shared the cases to remind the public to guard against being deceived. Chief Inspector of the Cyber ​​Security and Technology Crime Investigation Bureau, Ming-Lin Chu, said that there were 544 online investment fraud cases in Hong Kong last year, including 181 cases commonly known as "killing pigs". Fraudsters used fake mobile apps and websites to lure victims. Participating in non-existent "high return" investments involved up to 85 million yuan, of which more than 80% of the victims were women.

In the deceived cases last year, the largest single loss amounted to more than 13 million yuan, and the victim was defrauded by same-sex "lovers". Acting Superintendent Yan Kaixin of the Commercial Crime Investigation Bureau revealed that the male piano teacher in his 40s in the case met a man who claimed to be the owner of a local wine company through social media "Grindr" in August last year. He soon developed into an online couple and was arrested on August 20. The other party induced him to download a mobile app called "Ju X Bao" to invest. The first time he invested 40,000 yuan to earn 6,000 yuan, the money was transferred to his bank account immediately, which convinced him that he continued to invest money , In the month up to September 17, 16 transfers totaling 13.47 million yuan, but when he "earned" 10 million yuan to apply for withdrawal, the "customer service clerk" claimed that his account was frozen due to violations and demanded payment of 460 The ten thousand yuan was thawed. At this moment, he discovered that he had been deceived and immediately called the police.

The police also provided a video about the deception of two female victims. Female A said that she downloaded a social platform "Momo" for single men and women to meet the opposite sex in late December last year. She soon met the man named Lin who claimed to be divorced, and the two exchanged WhatsApp. After contacting, the other party asked about the cold every day, and took the initiative to introduce the family background, claiming that he grew up in a single-parent family, engaged in the information technology industry, has lived in Hong Kong for 8 years, and owns more than 1,000 square feet of flats in Tsui Lai Garden, Sha Tin.

Although she had never met, woman A said that she soon became an online couple with each other. The man later said that her company was responsible for maintaining the casino system of a hotel in Macau and developing an online investment application. She also said that she could control the program to ensure There was a 20% return on the investment. So she invested 300,000 yuan on New Year's Day this year, and was told to earn 90,000 yuan within 10 minutes. The funds were quickly transferred to her account, so she put her guard down and increased her investment funds. She was frustrated that she could not withdraw cash later. Feeling deceived, he lost 2.58 million Hong Kong dollars and 280,000 RMB in just 4 days.

Another victim, female B, pointed out that in late December last year, a strange man voluntarily added her as a friend on the social platform Douyin. The other party claimed to be 41 years old, lives in Repulse Bay, and works as a foreign exchange analyst in Central. She shared from time to time. Earning money, she even said that she can do free investment guidance for her and pay part of the investment money on her behalf. She downloaded an application called "IFS". She soon invested $1,000 and made 300 yuan in a blink of an eye. The next day she invested another 20,000 yuan. The U.S. dollar has earned no losses and can be withdrawn. So within a week from December 28 last year, a total of 3.9 million Hong Kong dollars have been invested.

After investing a huge amount of money, female B said that she subsequently requested a withdrawal, and was informed by the other party that there was a "lock-in" event on New Year's Day. If the funds were retained in the program for 3 days, they would receive an additional 10% interest. Unexpectedly, the program would fail after 3 days and the man lost contact. Female B revealed that she had paid the deposit to buy the property before she was defrauded. After being defrauded, she had no choice but to "book". If she could not get the deposit back, she had to pay compensation. The total loss was about 6 million yuan. "It feels like the sky is falling down! Hope! Everyone understands that there will be no pie in the sky. Don't just add strangers as your friends, don't believe that netizens can help you get rich!"

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「殺豬盤」網上騙案增 男鋼琴教師遭「男友」騙財逾1300萬

「殺豬盤」網上投資騙案去年初在港興起，騙徒專攻「寂寞的心」，以社交程式與受害者結為朋友或戀人，其後引誘對方使用虛假應用程式或網站投資騙財，已有多人中招。警方去年共錄得逾180宗相關個案，牽涉金額達8500萬元，當中有男鋼琴教師一個月內被「男友」騙款逾千萬元，另有女準業主被騙去買樓積蓄，無奈「撻訂」，損失慘重，她寄語市民：「天上不會掉餡餅，別相信網友可幫你發財！」

警方日前詳述「殺豬盤」騙案手法，並分享當中個案，提醒市民慎防受騙。網絡安全及科技罪案調查科總督察朱銘麟表示，本港去年有544宗網上投資騙案，包括181宗俗稱「殺豬盤」騙案，騙徒會以虛假手機應用程式和網站，引誘受害人參與不存在的「高回報」投資，涉及款項高達8500萬元，當中受害人超過8成是女性。

去年受騙個案中，最大單一損失金額達1300多萬元，受害人被同性「愛侶」騙財。商業罪案調查科署理警司顏凱欣透露，案中40多歲男鋼琴老師，去年8月透過社交媒體「Grindr」結識自稱本地紅酒公司老闆的男性，不久發展為網上情侶，至8月20日被對方誘使下載名為「聚X寶」的手機應用程式（App）進行投資，首次投入4萬元便賺取6000元，款項隨即轉帳至其銀行帳戶，令他深信不疑，於是不斷投入款項，直至9月17日的一個月內已轉帳16次、合共1347萬元，但當他「賺取」1000萬元申請提現時，「客戶服務員」指其帳戶因違規行為遭凍結，要求支付460萬元解凍，此刻他才發現受騙，隨即報警。

警方同時提供兩名女事主講述受騙經過的影片，當中A女說去年12月下旬下載一款供單身男女結識異性的社交平台「陌陌」，不久認識了聲稱離異的姓林男子，雙方交換WhatsApp聯絡，此後對方每日噓寒問暖，又主動介紹家庭背景，聲稱自小在單親家庭長大，從事資訊科技行業，已居港8年，在沙田翠麗花園擁有逾千呎單位。

雖然素未謀面，A女說不久與對方成為網上情侶，男方其後說其任職公司負責為澳門一家酒店的賭場系統進行維護，並且研發網上投資應用程式，又指自己可操控程式，保證投資有兩成回報，她於是在今年元旦投資30萬元，10分鐘獲告知賺取9萬元，款項亦快速轉帳至其戶口，於是放下戒心，再增加投資款項，無奈其後因不能提現驚覺受騙，短短4天損失258萬港元和28萬元人民幣。

另一受害人B女指出，去年12月下旬有陌生男子在社交平台「抖音」主動加了她為好友，對方自稱41歲，家住淺水灣，在中環任職外匯分析師，此後不時分享賺錢心得，更稱可為她做免費投資指導，並代為墊付部分投資款項，着她下載名為「IFS」的應用程式，她不久投入1000美元，轉眼賺了300元，隔天再投資2萬美元，亦有賺無蝕，且可提現，遂於去年12月28日起一星期內，先後投資合共390萬港元。

投入巨款後，B女說隨後要求提現，獲對方告知有元旦「鎖倉」活動，若在程式保留資金3日，可額外獲得逾一成利息，沒料3日後程式失效，男方失去聯絡。B女透露，她受騙前已支付訂金買樓，被騙財後只好「撻訂」，無法取回訂金之餘更要作出賠償，總計合共損失約600萬元，「天塌下來的感覺！希望大家明白，天上不會掉餡餅，不要隨便加陌生人為好友，別相信網友可幫你發財！」