【Rent Scam】 Police pursuit of four suspects, uncovering subsequent cases, fake landlord dies after committing crimes
The police are currently pursuing four fugitives involved in a building fraud scheme involving over HK$60 million. Among them is a lawyer with the surname Yip. It is reported that subsequent investigations revealed more cases within the scheme. One of the cases involves a unit on Wing Kwong Street in To Kwa Wan, where individuals used fake identities to pose as the deceased owner who had been absent for 21 years. Together with a middle-aged woman named Leung, they borrowed money from "loan sharks". However, shortly after the woman committed the crime, she died by charcoal burning in Wong Tai Sin Tung Wui Estate in September last year, along with a female mahjong companion. Before her death, she accused "Mr. Yip" of being responsible for her demise. The police believe "Mr. Yip" is a key member of the fraud syndicate. Leung was suspected of believing Mr. Yip's words due to debt, assisting in the fraud to make a profit and repay debts, but unfortunately met a tragic end.
