Another case of Mainland fraudsters thinking ‘you might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb’. From the Standard…
A mainland woman was arrested Thursday afternoon at a bank in Admiralty after attempting to use a forged document to withdraw approximately 150 billion euros.
…Upon examination, the bank staff suspected the document was fraudulent and alerted the police.
…The arrestee, who was holding a two-way exit permit, is currently in custody for further investigation.
The investigation is ongoing.
This follows a story (putting the ‘M’ word several paras down) in the SCMP last April…
Three people have been arrested for allegedly attempting to open a bank account in Hong Kong and depositing nearly 2,000 counterfeit bonds, each with a face value of HK$500 million (US$64 million).
…They presented 1,999 counterfeit bonds, each marked with a face value of HK$500 million, prompting bank staff to alert police.
A 72-year-old mainland Chinese man, who also held a Hong Kong identity card, was found to be in possession of the fake bonds. His companions, a 75-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman, both two-way permit holders from the mainland, were also detained.
Good to see that regardless of whether you try a HK$1.36 trillion or a HK$997 billion scam, sharp-eyed bank staff will catch you out.
For no reason other than it’s vaguely interesting – the Economist looks at research on dogs’ genes…
Dr Lord is now looking, with the assistance of some wolf-dog hybrids, for the genetic changes which underlie this ability [to get on with humans]. And other work has already identified one plausible candidate—a pair of neighbouring genes lost in the transition from wolf to dog which, if missing in humans, cause a disorder called Williams-Beuren syndrome. This results in characteristic anatomical changes and mild-to-moderate cognitive disability, but it also promotes extreme friendliness.
China’s economy must be truly dire. Getting the vibe that organized crime elements are using old folks to do their bidding/dirty work knowing the scam is pretty much ridiculous (150 BILLION Euros?!?!?) but worth a try and thinking that if the oldies get caught, maybe the authorities will be more lenient towards them (unless you’re Jimmy L.)?
“… mild-to-moderate cognitive disability, but it also promotes extreme friendliness.”
You are not talking about James Tien, are you?
Bear in mind that only the more dodgy bank transactions are publicized. These are probably the patsies sent in to distract the bank staff while a more modest ‘transaction’ is being carried out at another station. Like at the airport and the sacrifical lamb drug mules.
Our host has not commented on the nail biting two-horse Leggers president selection. Starry just scraped in. I note that she has picked up a Dr. title somewhere, certainly not for ability or eloquence.
@Mary Melville – “I note that Starry Lee has picked up a Dr. title somewhere”. She probably asked the Quat Doctor to recommend a suitable seat of learning.
@Mary
Ms. Lee received the Doctoral Degree in Laws from the Tsinghua. University in January 2024.
They sure have a lot of free time in Legco/DAB to prepare PhDs on their spare time.