Clifford Lo

2 weeks ago | thestar.com.my | Clifford Lo

A Hong Kong woman has been duped out of an additional HK$2mil (RM1.12mil or US$257,824) after a swindler posing as a victim offered to help her recover HK$5,000 (RM2,789) she lost earlier in an online shopping scam, according to police. The force said on April 28 that the fraudster claimed to know a “team” that could help recover funds lost in scams, but told the victim that she had to pay a deposit for its services.

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Clifford Lo

A Hong Kong woman has been duped out of an additional HK$2 million (US$257,824) after a swindler posing as a victim offered to help her recover HK$5,000 she lost earlier in an online shopping scam, according to police. The force said on Monday that the fraudster claimed to have known a “team” who could help recover funds lost in scams, but told the victim that she had to pay a deposit.

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Clifford Lo

Nearly 100 Hongkongers have been scammed out of HK$90 million (US$11.6 million) in just one week by online fraudsters posing as investment experts to lure victims into betting on cryptocurrency and stocks by offering fake insider knowledge and tips. One 84-year-old businessman suffered the largest single loss when he was deceived into investing in cryptocurrency, losing nearly HK$10 million, according to police.

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Clifford Lo

Hong Kong customs has confiscated more than 2.6 tonnes of illegal drugs valued at HK$1.1 billion (US$141.8 million) and arrested 102 people in an air-land-sea anti-narcotics operation in the first quarter of 2025, the Post has learned. Latest figures obtained by the Post revealed that the haul marked a 33 per cent increase compared with the 1.96 tonnes of narcotics worth HK$800 million that were confiscated during the same period last year.

Feb 9, 2025 | scmp.com | Clifford Lo

Online fraudsters scammed Hongkongers out of more than HK$200 million (US$25.7 million) in a week last month and used artificial intelligence (AI) to trick a victim into transferring HK$145 million in one of the cases. Police said the victim, a merchant, wanted to buy cryptocurrency mining equipment used to create digital tokens. The purchase was negotiated via the WhatsApp messaging app with what the victim thought was a mainland Chinese company.