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There has been a rising trend recently in “Guess Who”, a telephone deception modus operandi targeting aged victims. A scammer would impersonate the child of the victim and claims that he or she needs money desperately because of financial difficulty. The caller asks the victim to take a taxi alone to meet the former and takes away the money of the latter. In view of the situation, the Regional Crime Prevention Office of New Territories South (RCPO NTS) has invited Ms Sit Ka-yin, a famous artiste, to record two episodes of audio drama which have been sent to taxi associations and organisations for the elderly on April 29. These audio clips have also been uploaded onto the Force’s social media platforms to remind the elderly not to trust a stranger on a phone call easily. When they answer a suspicious call, they should keep calm and verify the identity of the “relative”. When taxi drivers suspect that an elderly passenger is being deceived, they should remind the senior citizen proactively and may call the 24-hour Anti-Scam Helpline 18222 for enquiries.
Furthermore, RCPO NTS, together with officers of the Police Community Relations Offices of different Districts visited Tsuen Wan, Kwai Tsing, Sha Tin and Lantau District respectively to hand out anti-telephone deception booklets to the elderly and explicate the information on preventing “Guess Who” telephone deception.
Please visit the following links to listen to the two episodes of audio drama:
（https://fb.watch/cZsbrMNsro/）and（https://fb.watch/cZsczPdVoY/）.
