Driver charged with fraud over purchase of second-hand car
2020-8-24
A driver has been charged by the ICAC today (August 24) with deceiving a buyer into purchasing a second-hand car from a dealer at an inflated price by using false sales documents.
Ng Hoi-chun, 33, cross-border driver, faces one count of conspiracy for agent to use documents with intent to deceive his principal, contrary to Section 9(3) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
The defendant will appear in the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday (August 26) for plea.
In early 2018, the defendant, who was a cross-border driver, came to know a Mainland client who used his cross-border transportation service.
In early November 2018, the client decided to buy a car for his own use in Hong Kong and entrusted the defendant to look for a car. The client subsequently agreed to buy a second-hand car recommended by the defendant.
The charge alleges that between November 23, 2018 and April 30, 2019, the defendant conspired together with a salesperson of a car dealer to use a vehicle sale and purchase agreement and an invoice of the car dealer to mislead the aforesaid client.
The agreement and the invoice allegedly contained a false or erroneous statement, namely the price of the second-hand car sold by the car dealer was $598,000.
It is alleged that the price of the second-hand car was overstated by $100,000.
The defendant has been released on ICAC bail, pending his court appearance on Wednesday.
Ng Hoi-chun, 33, cross-border driver, faces one count of conspiracy for agent to use documents with intent to deceive his principal, contrary to Section 9(3) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance and Section 159A of the Crimes Ordinance.
The defendant will appear in the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday (August 26) for plea.
In early 2018, the defendant, who was a cross-border driver, came to know a Mainland client who used his cross-border transportation service.
In early November 2018, the client decided to buy a car for his own use in Hong Kong and entrusted the defendant to look for a car. The client subsequently agreed to buy a second-hand car recommended by the defendant.
The charge alleges that between November 23, 2018 and April 30, 2019, the defendant conspired together with a salesperson of a car dealer to use a vehicle sale and purchase agreement and an invoice of the car dealer to mislead the aforesaid client.
The agreement and the invoice allegedly contained a false or erroneous statement, namely the price of the second-hand car sold by the car dealer was $598,000.
It is alleged that the price of the second-hand car was overstated by $100,000.
The defendant has been released on ICAC bail, pending his court appearance on Wednesday.