The counterfeit banknote gang takes over Mong Kok! A tattooed golden retriever used suspected fake NT$500 banknotes to "patronize" multiple merchants in the Suncity Shopping Center for two consecutive days. He then tried his luck at a beverage shop. Fortunately, the owner was alert and noticed something was wrong when he touched his hand. To prevent the store from being scammed again, call the police and issue a message online to remind merchants to be careful.
The employee of the beverage shop involved said, "He is so natural. He comes here to buy a cup of bubble milk tea for food, accommodation, and ice cream!" After receiving the fake NT$500 last night, the boss personally took action this morning. As a result, the same tattooed man showed up again. , things failed and left. It is understood that several stores in the shopping mall have been affected. In addition, a Japanese restaurant in Tung Choi Street reported that it received two fake dishes. The person in charge recognized that the tattooed man had dined at the restaurant, and the company suspected that it was the same person.
The man with the golden retriever tattoo ate ice cream last night (7th), and quite naturally went to a drink shop to buy drinks with counterfeit money.
According to two CCTV clips provided by the beverage shop, a man with a golden retriever tattoo was wandering around the New City holding an ice cream at around 8:48 last night, and then went to the beverage shop to "patronize" and use a suspected fake NT$500 card to buy a cup. 26 yuan for drinks. The female employee was wearing rubber gloves to collect the money, so she was unable to touch the banknotes. Unexpectedly, she fraudulently accepted the cash and exchanged it as usual.
At about 11 o'clock in the morning, the same golden retriever man "visited" again and spent 500 yuan to buy a cup of bubble milk tea. However, this time the male proprietor was in person. He did not wear gloves and touched his hands after collecting the money. When he noticed something was wrong, he checked it and said, "Sorry, we can't accept this one." The other person said, "I'm going to 7 Tsai to sing (money)," and turned around and left as if nothing had happened.
The female cashier was wearing rubber gloves and unexpectedly took the cash fraudulently and asked for redemption as usual.
When interviewed, the female clerk of the beverage shop said, "She is so natural. She comes here to buy a cup of bubble milk tea for food and accommodation, and a cup of ice cream!" Since the store had been attacked last night, the boss only took action in person this morning. When the suspect was arrested again, he left Looking to the right, "The boss already felt something was wrong as soon as he picked it up. After picking up two more, he already knew it was fake." The female clerk said that the boss did not report it immediately, but just refused to take it back and went to the convenience store "pretending to be okay" He wanted to make money, but he went in the opposite direction, "feeling a bit like running away."
She continued that two nearby shops had been affected by the scam last night. Someone tried to chase them out but to no avail. She immediately alerted other merchants and found that other shops had also received counterfeit banknotes. About an hour after the incident, the man went to one of the shops again. This time, the clerk saw through it and said, "Are you here again?" In the end, the man had to pay with 100 yuan. "You're not full!" "
After the owner of the beverage shop learned that he had been tricked, he went to cashier in person this morning (8th). He met the same man again. After checking, he found that there was something wrong with the 500 yuan and refused to accept it. He called the police afterwards.
The police stated that at 12:37 noon today (8th), they received a call from a staff of a beverage shop in Mong Kok New City, saying that they received a suspected counterfeit $500 note last night. At about 11:00 this morning, the man involved in the case again Come. After investigation, the police classified the case as a case of "manufacturing, keeping, controlling or using counterfeit banknotes", and the case was followed up by Team 2 of the Criminal Investigation Team of the Mong Kok District.
After being rejected, the golden-haired man turned around and left as if nothing had happened.
In addition, a Japanese restaurant in Tung Choi Street, Mong Kok also posted on Facebook tonight that it received two fake bills and has stopped accepting NT$500 and NT$1,000 banknotes. After checking the CCTV, it was also found that the prisoner was suspected to be A man with golden retriever tattoos who uses counterfeit money in New City.
When interviewed, a person in charge of the restaurant said that after seeing relevant photos online, he recognized the tattooed man who had dined at the restaurant. The company has called on employees to take precautions. The person in charge continued that the restaurant uses a money counting machine and no counterfeit money has been received today.
A Japanese restaurant in Tung Choi Street, Mong Kok also reported that it received two fake cows.
The golden retriever man used counterfeit money to buy drinks at the same drink shop twice.
The beverage store involved posted the suspect's appearance on social platforms to remind merchants not to fall victim to the scam.
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