Victim cheated out of 90,000 yuan by fraudster pretending for work for CCDI
Man was told he was under investigation for embezzlement and money laundering and told if he did not wire money to "CCDI" his accounts would be frozen.
Scammers posing as members of elite anti-corruption agency the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection swindled nearly 90,000 yuan (HK$111,000) from a man in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, the People’s Daily online reported.
The fraudster phoned the resident, whose name was only given as Liu, claiming he was being investigated for embezzlement and money laundering
Liu was warned the case was “highly confidential” and told if he did not send two payments to a "CCDI" account his accounts would be frozen.
The scammer, who claimed to be “Director Yang” from the CCDI’s Shanghai office, initially left a number for Liu to call for further details.
When Liu dialled the number, he spoke to a man who claimed to be “Mr Feng”, a Shanghai police officer with the local public security bureau.
Feng told Liu that he was suspected of receiving kickbacks from helping his boss, who was in charge of a demolition project, launder money.