Deep Tide TechFlow News: On March 24, according to reports from信报, a 39-year-old Hong Kong woman met a man claiming to be an employee of a new energy company through a mobile dating app. The conversation subsequently moved to WhatsApp, developing into an online romantic relationship. The other party lured the victim into investing in cryptocurrency on a fake trading platform by promising high returns. Following instructions from the platform's customer service, the victim cumulatively transferred over 5.55 million Hong Kong dollars to multiple unknown personal Faster Payment System accounts within approximately two months. Subsequently, the scammer disappeared and the victim discovered the fraud.
Hong Kong police received a total of 15 online romance fraud cases last week, involving fraud amounts close to 10 million Hong Kong dollars. Police remind the public that such scams commonly use investments in precious metals and cryptocurrencies as bait.
Deep Tide TechFlow News: On March 24, according to reports from信报, a 39-year-old Hong Kong woman met a man claiming to be an employee of a new energy company through a mobile dating app. The conversation subsequently moved to WhatsApp, developing into an online romantic relationship. The other party lured the victim into investing in cryptocurrency on a fake trading platform by promising high returns. Following instructions from the platform's customer service, the victim cumulatively transferred over 5.55 million Hong Kong dollars to multiple unknown personal Faster Payment System accounts within approximately two months. Subsequently, the scammer disappeared and the victim discovered the fraud.
Hong Kong police received a total of 15 online romance fraud cases last week, involving fraud amounts close to 10 million Hong Kong dollars. Police remind the public that such scams commonly use investments in precious metals and cryptocurrencies as bait.