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1Scammers Make Use of Mainland China's Reputation for Corruption to Con Hong KongersManararaotra ny lazan'ny kolikolin'i Shina Tanibe ireo mpisoloky hanambakàna ny mponina ao Hong Kong
2Scammers pretending to be mainland Chinese police called up Hong Kong people, telling them they were wanted fugitives in mainland China.Mpisoloky milaza fa polisy avy ao amin'ny tanibe Shinoa niantso an-tariby ny olona ao Hong Kong, milaza azy ireo ho nandositra tadiavina ao amin'ny tanibe Shinoa.
3Image from Standnews.Sary avy amin'ny Standnews.
4Non-commercial use.Tsy azo ampiasaina hahazoam-bola.
5With its low crime rate, Hong Kong is one of the safest cities in the world.Noho ny fahambanian'ny tahan'ny heloka bevava dia iray amin'ireo tanàna milamina indrindra manerantany i Hong Kong.
6Yet, the number of telephone scams has recently increased tremendously - in the last seven months, Hong Kong police have received 2,371 scam reports, which involved HK $175 million dollars (US $22.6 million dollars).Na izany aza, nitombo be izaitsizy vao haingana ny isan'ireo fisolokiana an-taroby - tao anatin'ny fito volana, naharay tatitra momba ny fisolokiana 2.371 ny polisin'i Hong Kong, fisolokiana idiran'ny vola mitentina 175 tapitrisa dolara hong kong (22,6 tapitrisa dolara Amerikana).
7The exact number of telephone scams is probably higher than that figure, as more than 90% of those who received the scam calls do not bother to report them to the police, according to a local survey.Mety ambony kokoa noho io tarehimarika io ny tena isan'ireo fisolokiana an-tariby, satria 90% mahery amin'ireo nandray ny antso fisolokiana no tsy te hisarihana hitatitra any amin'ny mpitandro filaminana, araka ny fanadihadiana tao an-toerana.
8The survey estimated that about half of Hong Kong residents had received scam calls from mainland Chinese and about 5% were conned.Nilaza ny fanadihadiana fa ny antsasaky ny mponina ao Hong Kong no efa naharay izany antso fisolokiana avy any amin'ny tanibe Shinoa izany ary teo amin'ny 5% teo no voasoloky.
9In most of the calls, the scammers claimed to be working for some official-sounding organization.Amin'ny ankamaroan'ny antso, nilaza fa miasa amin'ny fikambanana sasany tahaka ny ofisialy ireo mpisoloky.
10They recited the victim' personal data including ID card numbers and addresses and told them that they had become fugitives in mainland China.Nanonona mombamomba manokana an'ireo lasibatra izy ireo, anisan'izany ny nomeraon'ny kara-paranondro ary nilaza azy ireo fa olona nandositra ao amin'ny tanibe Shinoa izy ireo.
11They then redirected the calls to someone posing as mainland Chinese law enforcement to confirm the “wanted notice.”Avy eo omen'izy ireo olona milaza fa mpitandro ny filaminana ao amin'ny tanibe Shinoa ny antso mba hanamarinana ilay “filazana fikarohan'olona”.
12The “law enforcement officer” explained to the victim that it's possible that thieves stole their identity to commit crimes, but the case could not be cleared without a proper investigation.Nanazava tamin'ny niharam-boina ny “manam-pahefana mpampihatra lalàna” fa mety nangalarin'ny mpangalatra ny mombamomba azy ireo mba hanaovana ny asa ratsy, saingy tsy mazava ny raharaha raha tsy misy fanadihadiana araka ny tokony ny izy.
13Then the scammers suggested that if they wanted the “wanted notice” erased, they would have to pay a certain amount of money.Nilaza ireo mpisoloky fa raha sitrak'izy ireo [lasibatra] ny hanafoanana ny “filazana fitadiavana”, tsy maintsy mandoa vola izy ireo.
14The scammers then asked the victim to transfer the money to a mainland Chinese bank.Avy eo nangataka tamin'ireo lasibatra mba handefa ny vola any amin'ny banky ao Shina tanibe ireo mpisoloky.
15The most recent case involved a famous Erhu musician Wong Kuo Tong and his wife.Nahatratra mpiangaly mozika malaza amin'ny Erhu, Wong Kuo Tong sy ny vadiny ny raharaha faramparany teo.
16Together they lost HK$ 20 millions to the scammers.Voasoloky vola 20 tapitrisa dolara hong kong nomena ireo mpisoloky izy ireo.
17Wong said that he and his wife received a call from the “Hong Kong Post Office” which explained that they had a piece of mail held up by the mainland Chinese Public Security Bureau.Nilaza i Wong fa naharay antso avy ao amin'ny “Biraon'ny Paositra ao Hong Kong” izy sy ny vadiny izay nanazava fa nisy taratasy tany amin'izy ireo [Biraon'ny Paositra] izay notazomin'ny Biraon'ny Fiarovam-bahoaka ao Shina tanibe.
18The call was redirected to a mainland Chinese “police officer and prosecutor” who said they had evidence of Wong and his wife's abusive use of charity funds.Avy eo alefa any amin'ny “polisy manamboninahitra sy mpampanoa lalàna” ao Shina tanibe ilay antso izay milaza fa manana porofo momba ny fanodikodinam-bola nataon”i Wong sy ny vadiny tamin'ny vola fanaovana asa soa izy ireo.
19In the process of investigation, the scammers said, the couple would have to pay an amount similar to bail to prove themselves innocent.Mandritra ny fanadihadiana, nilaza ireo mpisoloky fa tsy maintsy mandoa vola mitovy amin'izany izy mivady mba hanaporofona ny tsy maha-meloka azy ireo.
20Aside from the post office, the scammers also pretended to be delivery services, banks and even the China Liaison Office.Ankoatra ny biraon'ny paositra, mody milaza fa mpanatitra entana, mpiasan'ny banky ary koa mpiasan'ny Biraon'ny Fifandraisan'i Shina [sampana solontenan'i Shina ao Hong Kong] mihitsy aza ireo mpisoloky.
21Last month, a few dozen people received scam calls coming from “the China Liaison Office” which accused the victims of money laundering.Tamin'ny volana lasa, olona am-polony vitsivitsy no naharay antso fisolokiana avy amin'ny “Biraon'ny Fifandraisana ao Shina” izay niampanga ireo lasibatra ho nanao famotsiam-bola.
22The victims were threatened that they would be arrested once they crossed the border unless they paid.Norahonana avy eo ireo lasibatra fa hosamborina rehefa miampita ny sisintany raha tsy mandoa vola.
23One of the victims lost HK $3 million.Very vola HK $ 3 tapitrisa dolara hong kong ny iray tamin'ireo lasibatra.
24Scam victims come from all walks of life, including retirees, housewives, business people, CEOs, university professors, medical doctors and students.Avy amin'ny sarangam-piainana rehetra ireo lasibatry ny fisolokiana, anisan'izany ireo misotro ronono, vehivavy mpikarakara tokantrano, mpandraharaha, Filoha Tale Jeneraly, mpampianatry ny oniversite, dokotera sy mpianatra.
25Many are wondering why scams like these are finding success.Maro no manontany ny anton'ny fahombiazan'ny fisolokiana tahaka izao.
26What kind of social psychology is at play?Karazana psikolojia sosialy inona izao ampiharina izao?
27Sam Ng, a current affairs commenter, talked about his encounter with the phone scammers.Niresaka ny fifampiresahany tamin'ireo mpisoloky an-tariby i Sam Ng, mpaneho hevitra amin'ny vaovao misongadina.
28He theorized that because mainland China has a reputation for corruption, victims didn't have a hard time believing that authorities would demand payment to clear charges:Nilaza izy fa noho i Shina tanibe malaza amin'ny kolikoly, tsy sarotra tamin'ireo lasibatra ny hino fa hangataka vola hamafana ny fiampangana ny manampahefana:
29Most of the victims could communicate in Mandarin, which means that they probably had some social or business connection with mainland China.Afaka miteny Mandarin ny ankamaroan'ireo lasibatra, izay midika fa mety nanana fifandraisana ara-tsosialy na raharaham-barotra tamin'i Shina tanibe izy ireo.
30I pretended that I could not understand Mandarin and the scammers hung up.Mody nilaza aho fa tsy mahay teny Mandarin ka najanon'ireo mpisoloky avy eo ny antso.
31If one travels to mainland China frequently, either for business or to see friends or be tourists, even if you just buy from [online shopping website] Taobao, they run the risk of crossing the legal line.Matetika raha misy olona mankany Shina tanibe, na noho ny fandraharahana na hamangy namana na fizahan-tany, na dia mividy Taobao amin'ny alalan'ny [habaka fiantsenana antserasera] fotsiny aza dia mety iharan'ny fanasaziana ho nanitsakitsaka lalàna.
32If the scammers claimed that they have fake passports, or their packages contained illegal items, even if the victims did not commit the crimes, they would be confused.Raha nilaza ireo mpisoloky fa manana pasipaoro sandoka, na nahitana zavatra tsy ara-dalàna ny entan'izy ireo, na dia tsy nahavita ny heloka aza ireo lasibatra dia ho sahiran-tsaina.
33In that country, anything could happen.Ao amin'io firenena io, mety hitranga avokoa ny zava-drehetra.
34Your personal information could be stolen or someone could use your identity to commit crimes.Mety misy mangalatra ny mombamomba anao manokana na mety misy olona mampiasa ny mombamomba anao mba hanaovana heloka.
35All these are possible and you will feel anxious and want to prove yourself innocent.Mety hitranga avokoa Ireo rehetra ireo ka hiahiahy ianao dia te-hanaporofo fa tsy meloka ny tenanao.
36If the victims are originally from mainland China, they are so used to obeying the authorities […] They know that once the police, prosecutors or law enforcement bodies pin down someone, they are doomed and want to solve the problem as soon as possible.Na dia teratany avy ao Shina tanibe aza ireo lasibatra, dia efa zatra mankato ny manampahefana izy ireo […] Fantatr'izy ireo fa raha vao manenjika olona ny polisy, ny mpampanoa lalàna na ireo olona tompon'andraikitra amin'ny fampiharana lalàna, dia sahirana izy tadiavina ka te-hamaha ny olana faran'izay haingana.
37China is full of corruption.Anjakan'ny kolikoly i Shina.
38People believe that problems can be solved with money.Mihevitra ny olona fa voavahan'ny vola ny olana.
39If the scammers said the case could be settled by cash, those with mainland Chinese experience would believe that firmly.Raha nilaza ireo mpisoloky fa afaka aloa vola mivantana ny raharaha, hino tanteraka izany ireo efa niaina tao Shina tanibe.