Police insiders have told the Post that online romance scammers are now earning big scores by luring victims into phoney investments. Photo: Warton Li
Romance and cryptocurrency: lovelorn Hongkongers taken for tens of millions by new hybrid scam, police sources say
- International love scammers are luring their targets into bogus investments, allowing them to take more money from each victim, force insiders say
- About a third of recent cases involving phoney online romances also saw targets pulled into schemes involving non-existent cryptocurrency accounts
Police insiders have told the Post that online romance scammers are now earning big scores by luring victims into phoney investments. Photo: Warton Li
