An IT professional in Hong Kong has become the latest victim of a wave of online scams after being duped out of more than HK$2.7 million (US$345,095) while investing in gold via a sham trading platform.
Police on Wednesday released the details of the case through the CyberDefender Facebook to remind residents to exercise caution while meeting new friends investing online.
The scam came to light when the man reported it to police last week.
According to the force, the man fell victim to the fraud after meeting a woman claiming to be from Taiwan through a language-learning mobile application two months ago.
“The woman introduced him to a fraudulent trading website for investing in gold,” police said.
After setting up an account on the website, he made 25 transfers worth more than HK$2.7 million to designated bank accounts for investments within two months.
The victim reported the scam to…