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Hong Kong woman loses HK$21.5 million in cryptocurrency scam

South China Morning Post / 04 October 2026 / 10h ago

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A 60-year-old Hong Kong woman has lost more than HK$21 million (US$2.7 million) in a cryptocurrency scam after a fraudster posing as an investment expert she met online duped her. The clerk reported the case to police on Saturday, saying she had befriended an individual claiming to be an investment specialist on “Baby Kingdom”, a popular online parenting forum and community website, on March 15 th

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