10 arrested in fake concert ticket crackdown
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 12, 2 of them from Hong Kong. 10 arrested or detained, according to 2 outlets.
Police on Thursday said they had arrested 10 people in a two-day operation against the sale of fake concert tickets and related money laundering, after mule accounts linked to the cases were found to have handled more than HK$81 million in suspected crime proceeds. The group, aged 18 to 46, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud, obtaining property by deception and money laundering. Chief Inspector Chung Man-ning said the syndicate was organised and systematic. A day or two before an event, members would advertise tickets on social media at half price, with no deposit required…
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- 102 outlets: news.rthk.hk, scmp.com· latest Nov 12, 2:33 PM UTCHong Kong police arrest 10 for selling fake tickets to BigBang and other concerts ↗
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- Nov 12, 9:26 AM UTCFirst report· you’re reading this10 arrested in fake concert ticket crackdownnews.rthk.hk ↗
- Nov 12, 2:33 PM UTC+5 hHong Kong police arrest 10 for selling fake tickets to BigBang and other concertsscmp.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 2:33 PM UTC · +5 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same police arrest of 10 people over fake concert tickets in Hong Kong, adding details on the two-day operation and money laundering, with no conflicting facts.
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