Hong Kong police arrest 32 for selling their bank accounts to scammers who used them to launder US$1.2 million


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Hong Kong police have arrested 32 people for selling their bank accounts to fraudsters who later used them to launder more than HK$9 million (US$1.2 million) in criminal proceeds. Twelve domestic helpers were among the five men and 27 women arrested when police mounted an operation against cyber deception in Western district from Sunday to Thursday, Chief Inspector Lo Kin-pong said. Lo on Friday said investigations showed the suspects were paid up to a few thousand dollars for selling their bank accounts to scammers who laundered HK$9.1 million conned from victims via 21 cases involving romance, email and shopping scams....