Romance and cryptocurrency: lovelorn Hongkongers taken for tens of millions by new hybrid scam, police sources say


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HONG KONG, Nov 1 (SCMP): Romance scams and bogus investment schemes, two of the most common online swindles, are being combined by international fraudsters in a new tactic that has duped Hongkongers out of tens of millions of dollars in just the past three months, the Post has learned.

Force insiders said the new ruse had allowed swindlers to milk each target for higher sums, prompting police to launch a publicity campaign over the weekend to remind the public to stay vigilant.

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