CCB commended for cracking forged cash coupon case



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Citibank reported to the Counterfeit and Forgery Section of Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB) in February that it issued for a business promotion programme last November a batch of cash coupons with a supermarket. Later the bank discovered that a large quantity of forged cash coupons was in circulation, resulting in a loss of about $2.9m.

CCB carried out an operation on February 16, smashing a syndicate using forged documents and apprehending eight men and four women.  Following media publicity on the operation, the forged cash coupons ceased to surface in the territory.

On July 6, Mr Al Demeter, Regional Director of Investigations, Citigroup Security & Investigative Services, Asia Pacific Region, called at CCB and thanked officers for their professionalism and swift action in the case. Chief Superintendent Chung Siu-yeung received a certificate of appreciation on behalf of CCB. At the same time, officers who had taken part in investigation of the case were presented with compliment letters.







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