Dating site cheat blew millions after duping sisters, Hong Kong court told
Prosecutor says the married dock worker posed as a wealthy interior designer to fool the women, then spent the money on a Mercedes and designer goods
Two young sisters were cheated out of more than HK$3.67 million in three months by a married dock worker they met through an online dating platform, prosecutors said on Thursday.
The District Court heard that Chu Tak-fai, 34, settled his personal loans then blew most of the money on a new Mercedes-Benz, four Rolex watches, three Louis Vuitton bags, a pair of Cartier rings, four gold medallions and a month’s stay at a luxury boutique hotel.
He pleaded not guilty to five counts of fraud before Judge Johnny Chan Jong-herng.
Prosecutors claimed that soon after Chu started dating the younger sister, Sin Lai-shan, he tricked her into thinking he needed money to repay company loans and talked Sin and her sister into making “investments”.
Sin, a 24-year-old pastry chef, testified that she met Chu, whom she nicknamed “fat boy”, through online dating app Badoo in March last year.