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Hong Kong woman loses $8.8M in fake official scam

A woman in Hong Kong was defrauded of nearly HK$69 million (US$8.8 million) by scammers impersonating mainland Chinese officials. The victim made multiple transfers over a month after being falsely accused of a crime by callers claiming to be law enforcement. She became suspicious and reported the incident to the police, who are now investigating the case. This incident highlights the prevalence of fake-official phone scams in Hong Kong. AI

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Hong Kong woman loses $8.8M in fake official scam

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Veronica Qi ·

    Hong Kong woman loses HK$69m to scammers posing as mainland Chinese officials

    A Hong Kong woman has been conned out of nearly HK$69 million (US$8.8 million) in a month-long scam involving fraudsters posing as mainland Chinese officials. Police said on Friday that the 43-year-old woman received calls from people claiming to be mainland law enforcement offic…