Con artist swindles Hong Kong man out of HK$115,000 (RM65,495), whisky bottle worth HK$75,000 (RM42,709) in cheque fraud case

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The clerical worker was targeted after he tried to sell the bottle of Karuizawa 1983 whisky via Carousell.

A con artist has swindled a man out of HK$115,000 and a bottle of Japanese whisky worth HK$75,000 by using cheques that bounced, Hong Kong police have said.

A swindler, posing as a buyer, communicated with him through online messaging service WhatsApp and they reached a deal to buy the whisky at HK$75,000 . He was told a cheque deposit of HK$75,000 was made to his bank account. The victim did what he was told and transferred HK$115,000 in two transactions into the designated bank account.Police said the fraudster, who showed up at the Admiralty MTR station to pick up the bottle of whisky, was between 20 and 30 years old.

The case highlighted a common tactic used in online shopping frauds in the city. According to police, swindlers usually deposit a non-cashable cheque into a seller’s account and use the cash deposit slip to create a false impression that a payment has been made.

 

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