A “Prayer Party” scam in Cantonese has emerged in the UK. London police released pictures of eight “suspects” and asked the public for clues.
British media reported that Cantonese “blessing party” scammers have recently appeared in many local Chinese communities. They use “old-fashioned” methods such as threatening the presence of their victims’ family members. the danger, asking for blessings and averting disasters. money fraud. London police released pictures of eight “suspect sisters” last Tuesday (15th), asking the public for clues.
A “Prayer Party” scam in Cantonese has emerged in the UK. London police released pictures of eight “suspects” and asked the public for clues.
A “Prayer Party” scam in Cantonese has emerged in the UK. London police released pictures of eight “suspects” and asked the public for clues.
A “Prayer Party” scam in Cantonese has emerged in the UK. London police released pictures of eight “suspects” and asked the public for clues.
A “Prayer Party” scam in Cantonese has emerged in the UK. London police released pictures of eight “suspects” and asked the public for clues.
A “Prayer Party” scam in Cantonese has emerged in the UK. London police released pictures of eight “suspects” and asked the public for clues.
A “Prayer Party” scam in Cantonese has emerged in the UK. London police released pictures of eight “suspects” and asked the public for clues.
A “Prayer Party” scam in Cantonese has emerged in the UK. London police released pictures of eight “suspects” and asked the public for clues.
Choosing Chinese female elders to commit fraud
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) recently reported that the blessing party usually consists of three women “They speak to Chinese female elders in Cantonese and hide their hands”. Chinese medicine doctor”, so that the target can join them, and then ask for help. and money. London police said that since January this year, many victims have met female scammers in the nearby areas on Chapel Market and Liverpool Road in Islington, London.
Meng Ni, a 60-year-old Malaysian Chinese woman living in London, recalled meeting a crying woman on Harrow Road in west London earlier and being asked in Cantonese did she know a local Chinese medicine doctor treating a sick husband. At this time, another person suddenly appeared and said he knew Chinese medicine practitioners and offered to lead the way. Later, she met a third woman who said she was related to a traditional Chinese healer and said she could help in an accident within three days and she needed to donate gold jewelry and money for “pray for blessings.”
Meng Ni said that since they promised that the items would be returned after they prayed, they felt “relaxed” about it. family heirlooms and other valuables packed in a plastic bag. However, when she returned home and opened the plastic bag, she discovered that it had been stolen and that she only got back a brick, a piece of cake and two bottles of water.
Another victim’s daughter recalled that after her mother was cheated, she collected various CCTV footage and suspected that the scammer might have used a drug called “Devil’s Breath” which is used to treat symptoms of dizziness, allowing her mother to be controlled by others while maintaining a certain level of confidence, but she had no evidence that this drug was used in her mother’s case.
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2024-10-21 05:26:00
