Between January and October last year, Hong Kong police handled 1,309 reports of online romance scams. Photo: Shutterstock
‘Terminal cancer patient in Poland’ dupes Hong Kong woman, 51, out of more than HK$9.6 million in online love scam
- Retiree in city befriended ‘lover’ on Instagram who claimed to be a Korean working in Poland and needed money for a transplant to save his life
- He later told victim he only had three months to live, asking for an upfront fee to transfer US$6 million in assets to her
Between January and October last year, Hong Kong police handled 1,309 reports of online romance scams. Photo: Shutterstock