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 From Hong Kong's Information Services Department
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July 11, 2006
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Crime
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4 arrested for mortgage fraud
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Hong Kong Police

Police have shut down a syndicate that fraudulently obtained $11 million in mortgage loans from a bank, arresting three men and a woman.

 

Aged 33 to 56, they were arrested in various locations yesterday, and suspected forged documents were seized.

 

The syndicate fraudulently obtained two mortgage loans of $5.5 million each between February and April. It impersonated the true owners of two properties in North Point by using false documents, like identity cards, bank statements and title deeds.

 

A third fraudulent mortgage for $6 million was successfully suspended.