CRIME | Mainland man loses HKD1.15 million in gambling-related scam

A 35-year-old Hong Kong male resident, surnamed Lam, and a 31-year-old local male resident, surnamed Kuan, obtained HKD1.15 million from a mainland tourist by telling the victim they would help him transfer the money to his mainland bank account. The money had been won by the victim from a local casino, the Public Security Police Force announced at a press conference yesterday.
According to the police report, on September 15, the victim won the money from a casino located in the Cotai, where the mainland resident met a third suspect. The latter, who is currently on the run, gave a bank account number to the victim and told him to deposit the money there, after which he would transfer the money to the victim’s mainland bank account. The victim proceeded to transfer the money to the account, as instructed by the third suspect.
The Macau resident, Kuan, later withdrew the money from the account, which had been opened by Lam. After withdrawing the cash, Kuan handed it over to the third man.
The victim only became aware of the scam one hour later, when he confirmed that no money had been transferred to his account, and then reported the case to the police.
On September 20, the police force arrested Lam, around 6 p.m. at the Border Gate, when the suspect was attempting to cross the border to Zhuhai. Kuan was arrested later on the same day while trying to leave the territory at the Macau Ferry Terminal. Both the third suspect and the money have not yet been found.
In a separate case, a local resident has been charged with aggravated offence after being caught driving during a suspension period. The local resident, surnamed Heng and aged around 20, was inspected by police at the border gate on the morning of September 24. Police asked the driver to show legal documents which could prove his driver’s license, however the man failed to do so. The police then discovered he was serving a suspension period due to many earlier speeding infringements. Julie Zhu 

Four arrested after illegally entering the city

Three mainland Chinese residents and one Vietnamese person were arrested last week after illegally entering the territory. The four suspects, three men and one woman, were detained overnight by police  on Saturday and Sunday. The suspects arrived in Macau by swimming and on boats, as announced by the PSP yesterday. The four admitted they came to the city looking for jobs, while some came to the city for gambling as well.