Source: Hong Kong Zhongtong News Agency
Author: Tan Chang
In recent years, Hong Kong fraud cases have been frequent, and the amount involved is huge.According to the latest data from the Hong Kong police, the number of fraud cases in Hong Kong in the first three quarters in 2023 has more than 2022, and many cases involve tens of millions (Hong Kong dollars, the same below, and the 10 million Hong Kong dollars are equivalent to S $ 1.72 million).With the change of scammers' techniques, Hong Kong's anti -fraud and anti -fraud forces still have space.
From January to August 2023, more than 25,000 fraud cases occurred in Hong Kong, an increase of about 50%from the same period of 2022. The telecommunications fraud case increased by about 73%from the same period in 2022.Among them, the online investment fraud case alone, the amount involved in the first three quarters of this year reached more than 2.1 billion Hong Kong dollars.
It is worth noting that many fraud cases involve great amounts.A case of online investment fraud disclosed by the police, the female victim was deceived by 27 million, and some people were deceived hundreds to hundreds of thousands.
Why is the amount involved in a single case so much?Wu Jiezhuang, a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, told Zhongtong Society reporters that there are two main factors.
One is that Hong Kong's economy is relatively rich, and many citizens have a lot of assets, which provides possibilities for the large amount of the case.Among the deceived groups, there are also many highly educated people who correspond to high income.
The second is that the fraud groups mostly pass the investment case and use the citizens to pursue the psychology of Xiaoli.Wu Jiezhuang pointed out that scammers often cheated under the guise of "high returns, no risks", and set up citizens a little."For example, I voted for more than 100,000 first and made money; then it was tens of millions to tens of millions, and when tens of millions, you were set."
Wu Jiezhuang analyzed that the deceived group has a common feature, that is, they have traded assets on some unconventional platforms.He reminded the public that when investing, not only should you understand the risks of investment products, but also pay attention to whether the platform has a license, and it is important to operate legal compliance.
With the police's anti -fraud propaganda and media reports attracted attention, the awareness of fraud prevention in Hong Kong citizens has gradually increased.
However, Wu Jiezhuang believes that there is still room for improvement in anti -fraud in Hong Kong and should fight fraud from the source.He initiated and summoned the establishment of a "Anti -Fraud Alliance", hoping to promote government departments and civilians to crack down on fraud through the power of civil organizations.
He said that there is such a situation now: after being deceived by citizens, the police and other citizens have told some information to those who are not deceived."We don't think this."
He hopes that the deceived person can come forward. In addition to providing information to the police, he can also appear."I think the infection will be greater."
The "Anti -Fraud League" will be held on March 31, 2024 to hold the "Anti -Fraud Day" event. Through lectures, games, etc., they will strengthen citizens' awareness of anti -fraud.Wu Jiezhuang hopes that the scale and influence of the alliance can be covered in Hong Kong.
Anti -fraud from the source, Hong Kong police are also acting.Deng Bingqiang, director of the Security Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, previously pointed out that the Police Department will set up a new joint platform with major banks at the end of 2023 or in the first quarter of 2024 to provide the police with instant assistance to the police on fraud cases.Essence
Wu Jiezhuang said that anti -fraud in mainland China uses many scientific and technological methods. He expects to understand the relevant methods to see if it can be applied in Hong Kong.
