Hong Kong woman conned out of HK$20mil by phone scammers impersonating police

While the force did not identify the victim, she is understood to be the mother of Hong Kong fashion model Rosemary Vandenbroucke. The con artists told the woman she was suspected of involvement in money laundering, and that they needed to transfer money out of her accounts for investigative purposes. — SCMP

The mother of a Hong Kong fashion model has become the latest high-profile victim of a phone scam after being conned out of more than HK$20mil (RM10.61mil), the Post has learned.

The case came to light when the 70-year-old victim – who lives in an upscale development in West Kowloon – reported the fraud to police on April 16. The force did not name the victim, but she is understood to be the mother of the model, actress and singer Rosemary Vandenbroucke.