A university student from the mainland has become Hong Kong’s worst victim among dozens of students swindled in phone scams, after a bogus mainland official duped her out of 4.4 million yuan (HK$5 million).
The University of Science and Technology student, 24, told police that she transferred the money to her mainland bank account in 11 transactions between December and earlier this month before it was withdrawn by the con artist, a police source said on Monday.
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