Police arrest suspected con artist, a woman who posed as a man, after she transferred money into a local bank account
A 55-year-old woman was arrested on Friday for allegedly posing as a man online and cheating a female victim out of HK$20,000 in the latest round of online love scams in Hong Kong.
Police received a report from the 45-year-old victim, surnamed Law, on Wednesday when she claimed she fell prey to her “boyfriend”, who she met on social media less than a month ago.
The “boyfriend” claimed he would post Law an expensive gift but she had to pay a HK$20,000 delivery cost, according to police.
Law followed the instructions and transferred the money to a local bank account on Tuesday.
“The culprit later said the money was not enough for delivery and asked the victim to deposit money again. Law suspected she might be being scammed and reported the matter to the police,” the force said in a statement on Saturday.
Investigators and officers from the force’s Anti-Deception Coordination Centre contacted the bank involved to freeze the transaction.
