Woman, 31, first received phone call in November from ‘telecoms worker’ who said she was involved in deception case. Victim then had a video call with another scammer posing as a mainland public security officer who accused her of being involved in a money-laundering case. — SCMP
A Hong Kong lawyer has become the latest victim of a phone scam after a swindler impersonating a mainland Chinese police officer duped her out of nearly HK$5.7mil (RM3.18mil) over two months.
The woman, 31, received a phone call in November from a man claiming to be a telecommunications company employee. The victim was told she was involved in a deception case.
