The District Court has jailed six men and four women, aged 28 to 60, for up to five and a half years for a $14 million lottery scam.

In April and May last year several Putonghua-speakers called 12 Chinese overseas telling them they had won lucky draws. They requested the victims pay administrative fees to get the winnings.

The victims then remitted about $14 million in total to bank accounts in Hong Kong provided by the swindlers.

A report was made to Police and the culprits were arrested and charged with 27 counts of money laundering and one of theft.