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In August, the Anti-Deception Coordination Centre (ADCC), together with the Philippine and the Indonesian Consulates-General in Hong Kong, produced leaflets in English, Tagalog and Bahasa Indonesia on the prevention of telephone deception for foreign domestic helpers (FDHs). The leaflets introduced the defrauding tricks of “Pretend Officials” telephone deception and ways to distinguish whether the victims have fallen prey to scams by spotting any sudden change of the victims’ habits.
ADCC hopes to use the leaflets to promote the “Anti-Scam Helpline 18222” and appeal for FDHs to remind people around to stay vigilant against scams, empowering them to assist their employers, especially the elderly, to see through telephone deception.
On September 3, Chief Superintendent of the Commercial Crime Bureau Wong Chi-kwong led the officers of ADCC to visit the Philippine and the Indonesian Consulates-General in Hong Kong and gave the anti-deception leaflets to the two consuls for distribution. The leaflets were also uploaded to the websites and the social media platforms of the Consulates-General.
Officers of the Regional Crime Prevention Offices also assisted in posting the leaflets in employment agencies, FDH charities, non-governmental organisations and churches in their respective regions. Meanwhile, the Chinese version of the leaflets was distributed to elderly services organisations and relevant stakeholders via “Project SmartSenior”.
