Hong Kong 90-year-old woman loses $ 32 million in phone fraud

The woman contacted police on March 2 and told them she had made a total of ten payments after scammers told her her identity had been used in criminal activities in mainland China, according to a police statement released to CNN on Wednesday. was sent.

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The woman said she received a call in August 2020 from someone claiming to be working in law enforcement in mainland China.

Then a man who was allegedly a law enforcement officer on the mainland visited her home and gave her a cell phone to communicate with them, police said. The woman then made a series of transactions to two bank accounts as indicated.

Police arrested a 19-year-old man on March 25. He was released on bail and will report to the police at the end of April, according to the statement.

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The investigation is continuing and more arrests can be made, police added.

The South China Morning Post reports the woman lives in Hong Kong’s most expensive neighborhood, an area called The Peak. The exclusive enclave is at its highest point on Hong Kong Island.

In October 2020, a 65-year-old woman paid HK $ 68.9 million ($ 8.9 million) to people who, according to her, accused her of being involved in money laundering in mainland China, the South China Morning Post reported. Three men were arrested last week in connection with the incident, the newspaper added.

In January 2019, an 85-year-old man lost more than $ 73.9 million in a gold scam that took a total of $ 80 million from seven victims.

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