Cantonese sisters’ “Prayer Party” wreaks havoc in London, UK Police release photos to hunt down 8 scammers

Cantonese sisters’ “Prayer Party” wreaks havoc in London, UK Police release photos to hunt down 8 scammers

The Cantonese “Prayer Party” is all the rage in Britain! The London Police issued a message on the 15th, looking for eight women suspected of being members of the “Prayer Party”. It is reported that they usually work in groups of three, talk to older women, pretend that a relative is sick and look for a “Chinese medicine doctor”, and allow the target prey to join them family members who want to “pray for blessings” to eliminate accidents in fear of accident Theft of precious jewels and money.

As both the scammer and the victim speak Cantonese, it cannot be denied that the incident involves Hong Kong people in the UK.

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The police indicated that since January this year, the suspect has been active in Chapel Market and Liverpool Road, claiming that his family members are ill, asking the target if they know him on a doctor, and then asks them to pick up food from a nearby vending machine. delivery system. Victims were told that if they withdrew money, their families would “secretly” be harmed within days.

Detective Inspector Paulo Roberts, who is leading the investigation, said: “These incidents have left the victims shaken and we know they have caused great concern within the Chinese community.”

According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the Prayer Party usually consists of three women who perform tricks in Cantonese to deceive victims. One of the victims, Mungnee, who lives in London, is a Malaysian Chinese in her 60s. She met a woman in Harrod Road, west London, who called and said her husband was ill. Then another stranger appeared who spoke Cantonese, claimed to know the Chinese healer, and offered to lead the way.

Meng Ni wanted to help the woman involved, so she followed them into a remote road, met a third woman who said she was related to a Chinese healer and said she could help . As a result, after the group met with the “Chinese medicine doctor”, Meng Ni was told that she too was in danger, and that “her son would have an accident and die by his side” -within three days.” The strange woman then suggested that Meng Ni give her gold jewelry and silver for blessing, Meng Ni continued home to get the jewelry, and took her to the bank to withdraw a cash deposit of 4,000 pounds (about more than 40,000 Hong Kong dollars), which she put in a plastic bag.

Lisa Mills, an anti-fraud specialist at the charity Victim Support, pointed out that there may be other reasons why this scam is so effective. “You meet people who look like you, who look like you, who are women, who are about the same age, who speak the same language.”