This morning (22nd), three mainland men and women went to a bank in Mong Kok to open an account with "banknotes" with a face value of up to 500 million yuan. The sky-high price alarmed the staff to call the police. In the end, the three were arrested and the police seized 1,999 "banknotes" with a face value of 500 million yuan. More details of the case were exposed. It is reported that the 72-year-old mainland man in the case went to the above address to open an account accompanied by two mainland friends. The suspected counterfeit banknotes he held turned out to be 500 million "bonds" printed with the HSBC logo, but the appearance was no different from ordinary banknotes.
On the Internet, many mainland social media including "Douyin" have a large number of posts or videos about HSBC 500 million bonds. Some people used ultraviolet lights to verify, and some people even stacked large stacks to "count money". Some pictures show that the bond was issued on January 1, 1995, claiming to be issued by HSBC, "approved by the Hong Kong Administrative Office and the Financial Services Commission"; in addition, the bond is for a 20-year term, "no 20 years, no deal". Some pictures also show that the bank's name is "Hong Kong International Currency Co., Ltd.", but the design is the same as HSBC, including the lion pattern.
Some pictures show that the bond was issued on January 1, 1995, claiming to be issued by HSBC, "approved by the Hong Kong Administrative Office and the Financial Services Commission"; in addition, the bond is for a 20-year term. (Online pictures)
The Commercial Crime Bureau of the Police held a counterfeit banknote exhibition in 2017, at which time a HK$500 million bond was displayed, and the design was very similar to the 20-dollar Hong Kong dollar banknote. (Hong Kong Police Facebook)
“HSBC 500 million bonds” is not new. As early as 2017, the police’s “70th Anniversary Exhibition of the Commercial Crime Bureau” also exhibited related items, showing that a scammer turned a “20 yuan note” into a “500 million yuan bond”.
Many mainland social media, including Douyin, have a large number of posts or videos about “HSBC 500 million bonds”, and some people even “count money” in large stacks. (Screenshot of Douyin video)
The incident occurred at 11:15 am today (22nd). Two men and one woman went to a bank branch at 617-623 Nathan Road to open an account. During the period, they displayed a stack of uncommon suspicious banknotes with a face value of up to 500 million yuan each. The staff suspected that someone was using counterfeit banknotes and called the police for help.
After the police arrived to investigate, they seized a large number of suspected counterfeit banknotes with a face value of HK$500 million from one of the 72-year-old mainland men involved in the case. He and two other mainland men and women named Lu (75 years old) and Li (65 years old) were arrested on suspicion of "using false documents" and are currently being detained for investigation. A total of about 1,999 false documents suspected of being printed with the words "HK$500 million bonds" were seized. The case was handed over to the second team of the Criminal Investigation Team of the Mong Kok Police District for follow-up.
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