A representative of a Hong Kong branch of a Swiss wealth management company presented pennants to the Anti-Deception Coordination Centre (ADCC) of the Commercial Crime Bureau and the District Investigation Team 8 of Wanchai District (WCHDIST) on June 7 in recognition of their efficiency and professionalism in intercepting remittance in a business email scam.

The case took place on May 24 during which the branch staff received an email from a counterfeit Swiss head office. They were conned to transfer two million US dollars to a Mainland bank account. After the fund transfer, they contacted the head office and realised that the email they received was bogus. Hence, they reported the case to WCHDIST. ADCC immediately activated the Mainland stop-payment mechanism and successfully assisted the company in retrieving the fund.