Police have shut down a credit-card fraud syndicate, arresting three men, aged 37 to 53, for using false address proof to apply for mail redirection services and credit cards.

The case was disclosed in April when Hongkong Post discovered the three suspects had used false address proof to apply for mail redirection services between February and April. The case was then reported to Commercial Crime Bureau.

Police investigations showed the trio had also submitted three credit-card applications with false income and address proof to three local banks.