A 75-year-old Hong Kong man was cheated of virtual currency investment, with losses of HK$26.2 million
Source: BlockBeats
Time: 2025-09-20 09:50:13
According to BlockBeats, on September 20, Hong Kong media East Net reported that Hong Kong police received a report from a 75-year-old local man, saying that they had received a call from a self-proclaimed virtual currency investment expert to lobby victims for investment in virtual currency ETH with high returns. The victim then deposited a total of approximately HK$26.2 million worth of virtual currency into 6 accounts 19 times from July 11 to September 9 as instructed. Hong Kong police said that the case has been listed as a fraudulent method to obtain property and handed over to the ninth team of the Criminal Investigation Team of Wan Chai Police District to follow up, and no one has been arrested yet.