Scammers posing as police cheat 42 mainland students in Hong Kong out of millions
Scammers impersonating mainland Chinese law enforcement officers have defrauded 42 mainland students studying in Hong Kong out of millions of Hong Kong dollars. The largest single case involved a 22-year-old student who lost over HK$8 million (US$1.02 million) after being accused of involvement in a fraud case. These student victims represent a quarter of all reported cases of impersonation scams by mainland authorities in Hong Kong during the first three months of the year, with total losses reaching HK$289 million. AI
