Police arrest 2, including 15-year-old boy, for HK$1.9m ‘guess who’ scams

Hong Kong police have arrested two individuals on suspicion of swindling victims out of HK$1.9 million in 11 “guess who” phone scams.

The two men, aged 27 and 15, were arrested for obtaining property by deception. Police believe the two were paid HK$1,000 to become “expendable foot soldiers” for a scam syndicate.

Police said the two arrestees do not know each other. One was responsible for collecting cash scammed from the victims and passing it on to the other suspect.

The arrests came after three “guess who” scams were reported in Tuen Mun in February and March, with elderly people aged between 61 and 89 falling victim to the scams.