Mainland man arrested for HKD1M fraud

A 36-year-old mainland man is suspected of defrauding a mainland woman of MOP1.03 million, using the pretext that he needed cash urgently. The case shows the victim came to Macau to gamble in May last year and met the man involved. The man claimed his bank account had been frozen by mainland police and that a mainland company had borrowed money from him for emergency compensation for a work-related injury. After the victim lent HKD330,000 in cash, the man transferred more than MOP630,000 to several different designated accounts, on the grounds that the company needed more cash flow.