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Hong Kong police raid lawyer’s office in probe of ‘crash-for-cash’ scams

24 hours ago02 mins

Hong Kong police have raided the office of a lawyer as part of a probe into a growing number of “crash-for-cash” scams in which victims face unusually high and delayed compensation claims for minor or even non-existent traffic accidents. The move came days after the arrest of two doctors and a married couple for allegedly…

Police arrest 4 in Hong Kong over ‘crash-for-cash’ scams

6 days ago02 mins

Police have arrested two doctors and a married couple for allegedly masterminding more than 20 “crash-for-cash” scams, with officers investigating over 100 suspicious cases in a fraud epidemic that has become the talk of Hong Kong. Police said on Wednesday that the three men and a woman were detained on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud….