r/China • u/No-Use-1712 • 2d ago

咨询 | Seeking Advice (Serious) Need advice-I got scammed by a friend

Hello everyone,

I'm in urgent need of advice. I recently got scammed by someone I considered a friend from Hong Kong. Here's what happened:

  • My friend made up multiple excuses to borrow a substantial amount of money from me, totaling way way way over 70,000 HKD.
  • When I asked for it back, he gave me a cheque that couldn't be cashed.
  • He also sent me a screenshot of a supposed bank transfer, but I never received the money.
  • Despite my efforts to resolve this amicably, he continues to ignore my messages.

I'm currently in Shenzhen and unsure if the police can help in this situation. Has anyone here experienced something similar? What steps should I take to try and get my money back? Any advice on how to handle this situation legally or personally would be greatly appreciated.

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u/No-Use-1712 2d ago

I'm considering going to HK and file a police report, just not sure if they'll help me.

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u/cabalnojeet 1d ago

why would you think the police wont help you? .. you have best success to file a complaint or claim in the location of the alleged person

plus you are literally 1 hour away...

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u/No-Use-1712 1d ago

Because it’s money issue and the police may ask me to solve this in private? I’m not sure if there’s a case here cuz the Chinese police would probably ask me go home to solve this myself. I don’t know if it’s the same in hongkong.

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u/cabalnojeet 1d ago

you can spend the time to not assume and actually go and chase this money down..

from what you sound, this money doesn't matter that much to you so .. if its too much of a trouble, then forget ..

P.s police will care if its fraud .... but again doesn't hurt to file a claim.

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u/No-Use-1712 1d ago

Okay thank you