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1 | Scammers Make Use of Mainland China's Reputation for Corruption to Con Hong Kongers | Manararaotra ny lazan'ny kolikolin'i Shina Tanibe ireo mpisoloky hanambakàna ny mponina ao Hong Kong |
2 | Scammers 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. |
3 | Image from Standnews. | Sary avy amin'ny Standnews. |
4 | Non-commercial use. | Tsy azo ampiasaina hahazoam-bola. |
5 | With 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. |
6 | Yet, 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). |
7 | The 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. |
8 | The 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. |
9 | In 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. |
10 | They 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. |
11 | They 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”. |
12 | The “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. |
13 | Then 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. |
14 | The 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. |
15 | The 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. |
16 | Together they lost HK$ 20 millions to the scammers. | Voasoloky vola 20 tapitrisa dolara hong kong nomena ireo mpisoloky izy ireo. |
17 | Wong 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. |
18 | The 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. |
19 | In 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. |
20 | Aside 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. |
21 | Last 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. |
22 | The 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. |
23 | One of the victims lost HK $3 million. | Very vola HK $ 3 tapitrisa dolara hong kong ny iray tamin'ireo lasibatra. |
24 | Scam 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. |
25 | Many are wondering why scams like these are finding success. | Maro no manontany ny anton'ny fahombiazan'ny fisolokiana tahaka izao. |
26 | What kind of social psychology is at play? | Karazana psikolojia sosialy inona izao ampiharina izao? |
27 | Sam 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. |
28 | He 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: |
29 | Most 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. |
30 | I 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. |
31 | If 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. |
32 | If 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. |
33 | In that country, anything could happen. | Ao amin'io firenena io, mety hitranga avokoa ny zava-drehetra. |
34 | Your 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. |
35 | All 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. |
36 | If 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. |
37 | China is full of corruption. | Anjakan'ny kolikoly i Shina. |
38 | People believe that problems can be solved with money. | Mihevitra ny olona fa voavahan'ny vola ny olana. |
39 | If 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. |