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Fiona Sun

Police will take down a fake news report purporting to be from the South China Morning Post about superstar actor Andy Lau Tak-wah being sued by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority over his investment advice, the Post has learned.
A police source said on Friday that the force’s cyber security and technology crime bureau was handling the case and would take down the fabricated report as soon as possible.
The website was designed to appear like the Post’s.
“The SCMP did not publish such a story, and the report is categorically fake. Always visit our official website at www.scmp.com and stay vigilant to avoid scams or phishing sites,” a spokesman said.
The fake article claimed the Monetary Authority had sued Lau over statements he made during a live broadcast, in which he shared his tips on becoming rich through a cryptocurrency trading platform, with a deposit of HK$2,000 (US$254) generating a million dollars in months.
“Give me 2,000 HKD, and with the Immediate FastX platform I’ll make a million in 12 to 15 weeks!” Lau was quoted as saying in the article.
“This platform is the perfect solution for those who want to get rich quick. It’s built on self-learning artificial intelligence, which exchanges cryptocurrencies for you.”
The fabricated article claimed that the veteran actor was talking with host Jennifer Hsiung during the broadcast, with the latter quoted as saying the Monetary Authority made an urgent call at one point and demanded the programme be stopped.
The host in the article appeared to be Toronto’s morning show CP24 Breakfast’s anchor of the same name.
Some of the photos in the fake report appeared to be those taken when Lau spoke to Hsiung during the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2023.
There were links to the website of Immediate FastX embedded in the article.


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