Preliminary investigations revealed that the bogus companies were believed to be running Ponzi-like schemes where the new job seekers’ money are used to pay the promised commissions to existing job holders.
Victims would then realise that they had been scammed when they did not receive further commissions or were unable to make withdrawals from their member accounts.ĭuring the operation, officers from the Commercial Affairs Department mounted simultaneous island-wide operations and arrested the three men and one woman. In most cases, the victims were convinced that it was a legitimate job as they would receive commissions and profit during the early stages of their memberships. In order to perform more job tasks and earn their commission, the victims were directed to recruit more members to upgrade their membership status. The scammers allegedly offered fake online jobs which required the victims to complete easy tasks such as making online purchases. Another three women, aged between 22 and 40, are also being investigated for their suspected involvement in the job scams.īetween December 2021 and February 2022, the Police received several reports where the victims received unsolicited Whatsapp messages, Facebook or Telegram posts on advertisements promoting highly paid part-time affiliate marketing related jobs. In an island-wide anti-scam enforcement operation conducted on 2 March 2022, the Commercial Affairs Department arrested three men and one woman, aged between 21 and 25, for their suspected involvement in perpetrating Ponzi-like job scams involving bogus companies. Special Developments / Special Infrastructures.
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