Hong Kong police arrest 3 suspected of forgery and theft after seizing 28 stolen identity documents and bank cards

The trio of Hongkongers, aged between 38 and 41, were arrested and detained on suspicion of forgery and theft.

According to police, the group stole identity documents through a variety of methods and altered the victim’s photos on these personal belongings.

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These documents were then uploaded to the online account opening systems of banks for the purpose of bypassing facial recognition of loan application processes.

Police added that the trio used tools like art supplies and stickers, which resulted in the inferior quality of the fake documents.

Police warned the public to watch their belongings and not to disclose personal information to others.

Forgery is an offence and those convicted face up to 14 years in prison.

Any person convicted of theft faces a maximum of 10 years in prison.