A 66‑year‑old woman from Ngau Tau Kok’s An Ji Court was reported to have fallen victim to an online scam, losing a total of HK$2.7 million. The woman, whose surname is Zhong, received a phone call on 28 October from a man who claimed she had purchased insurance online. He alleged that her bank account was being used for money laundering and instructed her to transfer money to a specified account for “investigation purposes.” Acting on the caller’s instructions, Zhong transferred HK$2 million on 28 October and an additional HK$700,000 on 29 October to the account provided by the alleged fraudster. On the morning of 31 October, at 4:58 am, Zhong filed a police report in the Ngau Tau Kok Police Station, stating that she had been defrauded and that the total loss amounted to HK$2.7 million. The Hong Kong Police Force has classified the case as a fraud investigation and is currently looking into the matter.
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