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Three local residents have fallen victim to “mainland authority impersonation scams” recently, losing a combined total of more than MOP1.1 million, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said.
A local youngster has reportedly lost about MOP13,000 while attempting to play on an “Online Baccarat” platform, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said. According to the PJ report,
A traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in Macau faces child sexual assault charges after allegedly providing improper treatment to a minor patient during a clinic visit. The
A psychotherapist suspected of sexually assaulting and harassing at least one female patient and four female trainee therapists under the guise of therapy and teaching since 2021 was
Police arrested a local man after he allegedly grabbed the steering wheel of a moving bus while reportedly intoxicated. The Public Security Police Force (PSP)
A robbery in a Hengqin residential neighborhood left one person dead and another injured on the evening of March 20. Hengqin Public Security Bureau confirmed that a
A Chinese province has launched a crackdown on the fentanyl trade — a contentious issue in U.S.-China relations — arresting seven people and shutting down more than
Authorities have flagged a growing number of incidents in which residents are deceived through screen-sharing on their phones into transferring funds to unfamiliar accounts.
The Judiciary Police (PJ) have reported nine cases of local residents falling victim to a scam impersonating Taobao customer service, resulting in combined losses of MOP1.11 million.
An altercation between two individuals over improper trash disposal in the San Kio area led to a police and firefighter response. A female cleaner in
The Judiciary Police (PJ)have arrested four people in connection with a suspected fake employment scheme used to fraudulently obtain a non-resident worker permit, commonly known as
A local middle-aged man reported losing approximately MOP250,000 after allegedly falling victim to an online romance scam, authorities said. According to the Judiciary Police yesterday, the victim met
An Indonesian woman is under investigation for allegedly defrauding six victims of more than MOP1.1 million by posing as a Taobao customer service representative. The
The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has unveiled a case in which a driver from the office of the president of the Court of Final Appeal (TUI)
A joint operation conducted by the Public Security Police (PSP) uncovered an illegal lodging operation inside a massage parlor on Avenida do Dr. Rodrigo Rodrigues, where
The Judiciary Police arrested two men from mainland China on Monday in separate fraud cases, including one involving a RMB7.3 million high-investment scam and the
A young mainland woman recently fell victim to theft after her roommate’s boyfriend used duplicate keys to break into her room on two separate occasions and
Authorities are warning residents about a growing trend of online shopping scams after a local woman reported losing MOP 51,000 in a suspected impersonation scheme. According to
The Judiciary Police (PJ) discovered a drug smuggling attempt at the local airport on Saturday, retrieving 52 packets of heroin totaling 522.2 grams.
A local man was arrested by police last Friday after attempting to recover MOP300,000 lost in an online loan scam by reaching out to the scammers and providing
A bank customer service manager has been arrested on charges of deceiving an elderly client by falsely claiming she could offer “preferential interest rates” on time deposits.
According to a report on the Office of the Secretary for Security website, a deputy police chief from the Public Security Police (PSP) Traffic Department has
The Judiciary Police (PJ) intercepted four illegal currency exchange operations on Monday, seizing more than HKD400,000 in cash and chips from a Cotai hotel jewelry shop and
Despite the declaration that any Macau residency permit obtained through a sham marriage will be considered invalid, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) reported a
The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested six people in two separate drug-related cases, seizing a total of nearly 36 grams of methamphetamine with a combined
The government discovered a total of 5,474 tobacco- and alcohol-related cases last year, a 27.9% increase, with 1,194 more cases compared to the previous year. Illegal
A 43-year-old Indonesian domestic helper faces charges of profiteering and illegally withholding documents after allegedly lending MOP170,000 to about 60 non-residents since 2024. The suspect is believed
A mainland gambler, after overstaying his visa and losing all his gambling funds, committed a series of burglaries in two parking lots on Rua do Almirante Sérgio,
A mainland man was held captive for nine hours in a residential unit in the Patane district after failing to repay a HKD30,000 loan from a loan
A young local woman is suspected of having fallen victim to a phone scam impersonating a police officer from Wuhan, who accused her of spreading a large
A Hong Kong woman was arrested for smuggling 17.371 kilograms of marijuana buds wrapped in aluminum foil from Southeast Asia into Macau, with an estimated street value of
The Judiciary Police (PJ) apprehended a Hong Kong couple earlier this week on suspicion of orchestrating an “extremely large-scale fraud” involving forged documents, defrauding a non-resident
A man from mainland China had his WhatsApp hacked and fell victim to a phishing scam through the app, losing RMB1 million. The scammer hacked into the
The Judiciary Police (PJ) have detained a 65-year-old Hong Kong man identified as Wong, suspecting him of a large-scale fraud and money-laundering scheme involving fake online loans that
Health supplements worth MOP1,900 were stolen from a store in Cotai by a mainland Chinese woman earlier this month. The woman, in her 50s and surnamed
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