Ten pretty, sweet-talking female brokers were among 31 people arrested in a crackdown on a gold trading syndicate which left 33 men about HK$19 million (US$2.4 million) out of pocket, Hong Kong police revealed on Thursday.
Another 31 victims had also approached the force since the arrest operation on Wednesday, claiming they had lost a total of HK$7 million.
The revelations came after the police’s Commercial Crime Bureau cracked down on two investment companies, with more than 300 officers raiding eight offices and 27 flats across the city. Those arrested are aged 18 to 53.
The bureau’s Chief Inspector Marina Yin Hiu-yu said the syndicate hired young, attractive girls, mostly secondary school graduates, and disguised them as “star financial consultants” to fish for victims on social media.
The girls then sweet-talked the men into paying to trade gold on the London market with low risks but high returns. Some even promised to develop love relationships.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/10-sweet-talking-pretty-girls-123538727.html
Another 31 victims had also approached the force since the arrest operation on Wednesday, claiming they had lost a total of HK$7 million.
The revelations came after the police’s Commercial Crime Bureau cracked down on two investment companies, with more than 300 officers raiding eight offices and 27 flats across the city. Those arrested are aged 18 to 53.
The bureau’s Chief Inspector Marina Yin Hiu-yu said the syndicate hired young, attractive girls, mostly secondary school graduates, and disguised them as “star financial consultants” to fish for victims on social media.
The girls then sweet-talked the men into paying to trade gold on the London market with low risks but high returns. Some even promised to develop love relationships.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/10-sweet-talking-pretty-girls-123538727.html
