Woman loses $12mn in 9 days in online investment scam
發佈日期: 2026-05-22 20:01
TVB News
Police say more than 110 online investment scam cases were reported over the past week alone, involving total losses exceeding 80 million dollars.
In one case, a 54-year-old woman has fallen victim to an online investment scam, losing more than 12 million dollars within nine days.
Police say the scammer posed as an expert from a well-known investment platform, claiming to possess "insider information" promising high returns.
The victim later registered and saw apparent profits on the fake investment platform.
She also managed to withdraw 390,000 dollars successfully.
She then increased her investments.
However, when she attempted to make another withdrawal, the website had disappeared.
In another case involving a doctor, fraudsters impersonated as couriers and police officers claiming that the doctor's bank account was used for money laundering.
He was eventually scammed out of nearly 1.5 million dollars.
