Hong Kong police said its CyberDefender platform recorded more than 40 investment scam cases over the past week, with total losses exceeding HK$36 million. In one case, a woman in her 60s was lured into a cryptocurrency investment scam and transferred money to a fake investment website more than 20 times over six months, for a total of about HK$19 million. The account on the site at one point showed a balance of more than HK$42 million. She was later told to deposit another HK$7 million-plus to unfreeze the funds. After transferring about HK$1.2 million more, she became suspicious and reported the case to police. Her final loss exceeded HK$21 million. The case details were cited in a Techub News brief that referenced Hong Kong police’s CyberDefender platform.
Hong Kong police said its CyberDefender platform recorded more than 40 investment scam cases over the past week, with total losses exceeding HK$36 million.
In one case, a woman in her 60s was lured into a cryptocurrency investment scheme and sent money to a fake investment website more than 20 times over a six-month period, totaling about HK$19 million. The account on the website at one point showed a balance of more than HK$42 million. She was later asked to deposit another HK$7 million-plus on the pretext of unfreezing the funds.
After transferring about HK$1.2 million more, the victim became suspicious and reported the case to police. Her final loss exceeded HK$21 million.
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