Hong Kong police raid lawyer’s office in probe of ‘crash-for-cash’ scams

2026-02-09 - 15:27

Hong Kong police have raided the office of a lawyer as part of a probe into a growing number of “crash-for-cash” scams in which victims face unusually high and delayed compensation claims for minor or even non-existent traffic accidents. The move came days after the arrest of two doctors and a married couple for allegedly masterminding more than 20 such scams, with officers investigating more than 100 suspicious cases. The largest claim exceeded HK$800,000 (US$102,560). Officers from the...