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Hong Kong police arrest 17, seize HK$3.67m in scam crackdown

Hong Kong police have arrested 17 individuals and confiscated HK$3.67 million as part of a crackdown on a fraud syndicate. The group allegedly recruited Malaysian nationals to act as 'runners,' collecting crime proceeds from victims. These scams, primarily "guess who I am" phone cons, targeted 22 people between June and August, resulting in losses of approximately HK$2.5 million, with one victim losing HK$700,000. AI

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Hong Kong police arrest 17, seize HK$3.67m in scam crackdown

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Emily Hung ·

    17 arrested, HK$3.67m seized in crackdown on scam group using Malaysian ‘runners’

    Hong Kong police have arrested 17 people and seized HK$3.67 million in a crackdown on a fraud syndicate that recruited foreign “runners” from Malaysia to collect crime proceeds from victims. The force’s Kowloon West crime squad said on Sunday that the arrests were made in connect…