Priya Patel
TLDR:
A finance manager in Hong Kong lost HK$17.8 million after investing in gold and cryptocurrency via a sham trading platform. The scam involved receiving a HK$2.6 million ‘profit’ bait initially. The victim transferred a total of HK$12.5 million into 29 bank accounts for her investments and later lost additional funds due to various fees. If the victim had used the Scameter search engine before transferring money, the losses could have been avoided.
A 57-year-old finance manager in Hong Kong was scammed out of more than HK$17 million while investing in gold and cryptocurrency via a fraudulent trading platform. The victim received a HK$2.6 million ‘profit’ bait for her initial investments, which led her to transfer a total of HK$12.5 million into 29 bank accounts for trading. The victim later lost more money due to various fees requested by the scammers. If the victim had utilized the Scameter search engine, the losses could have been prevented.
