Briefs | Macau blogger launches crowd-funding campaign

João Botas, the author of several books on the history of Macau and the “Macau Antigo” online blog, has launched a crowd-funding campaign to cover the costs of producing his latest work, a biography on Macau polymath Manuel da Silva Mendes. According to a statement released by Botas, potential donors can contribute any amount starting from 1 euro. With a donation of 5 euros, the benefactor will have their name printed in the list of the book’s supporters. For 10 euros, donators will also receive an autographed book, while 15 euros will grant a 50 percent discount on the purchase of additional copies of the book up to a maximum of three. In accordance with the rules of the company managing the crowd-funding campaign, the appeal will only be considered a success if a total of 2,000 euros (about MOP17,160) is raised before the deadline. If this does not happen, the donations will be returned.

Female police officer reports police husband

A female police officer from the Public Security Police Force (PSP) filed a report to the police after having been pushed and injured by her husband, who is also a PSP officer. The victim submitted a report to the PSP on January 16, saying that she and her husband had  quarreled and that her husband had pushed her during the fight, causing her to become injured. Following investigations, the Judiciary Police (PJ) defined the case as assault, as opposed to domestic violence. The victim decided to withdraw her report during the PJ’s investigation.

Woman loses USD50,000 in online scam

A local woman lost USD50,000 after falling for an online scam.

The woman met a self-proclaimed male Taiwanese resident through a mobile app last October. Just one month later, in November, the suspect told the woman that he was a consultant in a big Taiwanese investment company, and asked her to buy financial products from his company. The woman then transferred, in four installments, a total of USD50,000 to a Hong Kong bank account that the suspect had given her the details of. One week after the transfer was made, she lost contact with the suspect.