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Hong Kong police arrest 17 more in HK$137M insurance scam probe

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Hong Kong police have arrested 17 additional individuals in connection with a large-scale "crash-for-cash" insurance scam. These arrests, made between September 9 and October 7, bring the total number of suspects apprehended to 55. The ongoing investigation involves 669 suspicious claims amounting to over HK$137 million (US$17.4 million). One of the arrested individuals is accused of filing 12 fraudulent claims totaling more than HK$3 million. AI

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Hong Kong police arrest 17 more in HK$137M insurance scam probe

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Danny Mok ·

    Hong Kong police arrest 17 more over HK$137 million ‘crash-for-cash’ scam

    Hong Kong police have arrested 17 more people linked to a suspected “crash-for-cash” scam syndicate as authorities investigate 669 suspicious claims totalling more than HK$137 million (US$17.4 million). Among those arrested was an insurance claimant accused of filing 12 compensat…

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