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Hong Kong woman swindles landlords out of HK$4.3m in crypto investment scam
HK🏛️ PoliticsCenter7 hr. ago

Hong Kong woman swindles landlords out of HK$4.3m in crypto investment scam

A 67-year-old woman in Hong Kong has been arrested for defrauding two property owners out of HK$4.3 million (approximately US$510,008) through a cryptocurrency investment scam. The suspect posed as a potential tenant, offering to pay in advance for a flat and a parking space. She lured the victims into a purported high-return investment scheme by providing them with free mobile phones preloaded with a cryptocurrency app. While the app was genuine, it contained fraudulent links that allowed the scam syndicate to take control of the victims' digital wallets. Once funds were deposited, they were siphoned away by the perpetrators.

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South China Morning Post logoSouth China Morning PostIndependentCenter7 hr. ago
Hong Kong woman swindles landlords out of HK$4.3m in crypto investment scam

A 67-year-old woman in Hong Kong has been arrested for defrauding two property owners out of HK$4.3 million (approximately US$510,008) through a cryptocurrency investment scam. The suspect posed as a potential tenant, offering to pay in advance for a flat and a parking space. She lured the victims into a purported high-return investment scheme by providing them with free mobile phones preloaded with a cryptocurrency app. While the app was genuine, it contained fraudulent links that allowed the scam syndicate to take control of the victims' digital wallets. Once funds were deposited, they were siphoned away by the perpetrators.

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