FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a Hong Kong man earlier this week for stealing two luxury watches valued at RMB3.78 million from a mainland woman.
Three local residents have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a large-scale credit card fraud scheme totaling MOP3.5 million, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced, linking
A Japanese woman living in China was attacked and injured by a man in a Suzhou subway station, Japanese media outlets said, hours after two Chinese men
A local male secondary student, while in Hong Kong, was suspected of being blackmailed by Hong Kong “triads” and lost HKD6,500. The minor was in Hong
The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a Hong Kong man and woman at the airport Sunday, seizing one kilogram of suspected methamphetamine, also known as “ice,”
A mainland tourist has been intercepted by local police after allegedly taking a lost handbag outside a hotel in the peninsula. The bag, valued at around MOP140,000, contained documents,
Three young residents have reportedly fallen victim to an online investment scam, with combined losses totaling approximately HKD1.73 million, the Judiciary Police revealed yesterday. Two
A woman who almost served as a surrogate for a Southern California couple now under investigation by authorities said she backed out after the couple asked her if any of her friends would like to carry a child for them too.
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has uncovered two recent cases involving deepfake scams, a rising threat that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate public figures and acquaintances through
The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a 50-year-old Filipina woman who runs a Japanese restaurant on Avenida Horta e Costa on suspicion of defrauding 26 Filipino nationals
A 30-year-old local woman has been arrested on suspicion of impersonating a Judiciary Police (PJ) officer and defrauding another resident out of approximately MOP620,000 in a concert ticket
Artificial intelligence (AI)–powered fraud has emerged as a new threat in Macau, even as traditional phone and online scams decline. Judiciary Police (PJ) director Sit
A local middle-aged woman has fallen victim to an online scam involving a fraudulent concert ticket scheme orchestrated through a school parent chat group. The woman was defrauded
A mainland Chinese man was caught by Zhuhai Customs authorities while attempting to reenter the mainland with HKD900,000 strapped to his waist. According to customs officers,
The Judiciary Police have arrested a 31-year-old Vietnamese foreign worker on suspicion of drug trafficking, seizing 2.92 grams of methamphetamine (ice) and five ecstasy pills with an
A 69-year-old local woman was arrested Monday at her residence in the Northern District on suspicion of laundering MOP3 million in fraudulent funds for a criminal group linked
Two local men, aged 47 and 53, have been arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) for allegedly forcing a female migrant worker to provide sexual services at
The Judiciary Police (PJ) have clarified that in the case of a Vietnamese non-local worker selling etomipate (“space oil”) drugs on Wednesday, the e-liquid previously thought to
The Judiciary Police (PJ) have reported a rise in online and phone scams, with at least 23 cases involving fake Alipay and Taobao customer service agents recorded
A month-long cross-border operation led by law enforcement in seven Asian jurisdictions has resulted in the arrest of 1,858 people and the dismantling of multiple transnational scam
The Judiciary Police (PJ) have dismantled part of a telecommunications scam operation that defrauded nine local residents of nearly MOP500,000 through a complex Alipay fraud
A total of 46 residents have fallen victim to a phone scam involving fraudsters posing as customer service representatives from WeChat and Alipay, with reported losses exceeding MOP2.61
Macau has seen its first case of fraud involving AI deepfake technology, where a local elderly man’s image was manipulated to create a video promoting a seemingly
The Public Security Police have arrested two women who are suspected of taking over HKD600,000 in cash left behind in a taxi by another person. In
Two men have been arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) in connection with a counterfeit chip scheme that defrauded at least 13 people, including five money
The police have arrested 33 individuals involved in an illegal remittance syndicate that operated near casinos, facilitating unauthorized money transfers for gamblers. Among
A 41-year-old unemployed man who injured two people in a knife attack at a telecom shop on Rua do Campo has been arrested. Police reported that
Police have arrested five mainland men suspected of illegal money exchange, seizing over MOP140,000 in cash and chips. The investigation began after a mainland gambler reported that MOP200,000
A police operation uncovered a large-scale illegal gambling operation in an apartment in NAPE area. Authorities discovered two gambling tables, a poker machine, a large quantity
A man has been detained for eight days by public security authorities for using AI tools to create and disseminate a false rumor about a celebrity allegedly losing
The Public Security Police (PSP)raided a unit in a building on R. de Évora in Taipa earlier this week, suspected of operating as an illegal hostel. This
The Judiciary Police (PJ) have detained four mainland Chinese men suspected of a series of aggravated thefts targeting local residents, resulting in losses exceeding MOP208,000. The
A 43-year-old unemployed mainland woman has been arrested for allegedly posing as a shareholder of a Cotai VIP room and defrauding a female friend of approximately RMB1.37 million
Authorities yesterday are investigating the death of a 61-year-old man whose charred body was discovered in a burned apartment in Coloane, with his feet tied.
The Judiciary Police have arrested a 44-year-old mainland woman for allegedly engaging in illegal foreign exchange operations for gambling purposes. The arrest occurred on Wednesday during
Copyright © Macau Daily Times 2008-2022. All Rights Reserved
