A mainland Chinese woman has been arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) in connection with an alleged VIP room investment scam.
According to local media, the suspect, a 43-year-old unemployed woman, reportedly persuaded her friend to invest in a VIP room located in a Cotai casino, promising a 4 percent monthly return.
The victim, after being shown around a VIP room, transferred a total of RMB1.54 million ($212,900) to the suspect between May and September of last year.
Initially, the victim received RMB167,000 ($23,085) in returns. However, when the victim learned that the suspect was experiencing financial difficulties and requested a refund, the suspect delayed the repayment.
Suspecting fraud, the victim reported the case to the Judiciary Police. The victim is said to have lost RMB 1.38 million ($190,800) after being misled into posing as a shareholder in a casino VIP room in Cotai.
During the investigation, police discovered that the woman was carrying a forged Hong Kong identity card, which she had purchased for RMB1,000 ($138) to gain the trust of her targets.
The suspect was apprehended at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge port on March 7th while attempting to enter Macau.
According to the authorities, the suspect is now facing charges of large-scale fraud, document forgery, and possession of forged documents. The case has been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office.
