Reported cybercrimes in Hong Kong rose more than sevenfold over a decade to 16,159 cases last year, with victims claiming record losses totalling more than HK$3 billion (US$385.3 million). Police said the surge was driven by a sharp rise in online love scams targeting women mainly, but many others lost…
Hong Kong architect cheated out of HK$24.5 million in cryptocurrency investment scam | #lovescams | #datingapps
Between last June and January this year, she was coaxed into transferring HK$24.5 million into designated bank accounts in 65 transactions, he said. The Post learned that her investment account showed positive returns and the balance once reached nearly double what she had invested. According to the force, the woman…
Hong Kong waitress arrested in connection with online romance scam that duped US lawyer out of HK$20 million | #lovescams | #datingapps
An online love scam in which a lawyer in the United States was duped out of more than US$2.6 million has led to the arrest of a Hong Kong waitress on suspicion of money laundering. A police investigation suggested that the 30-year-old woman was the holder of one of eight…