Coronavirus: Hongkongers lose HK$222 million in romance and telephone scams during Covid-19 crisis

Confidence tricksters have been busy targeting Hongkongers during the Covid-19 crisis, with a sharp rise in reports of romance and telephone scams that left victims poorer by HK$222 million (US$28 million).Nearly 270 people – mostly women and aged up to 85 – fell for love scams during the first four months of the year, reporting they were duped of HK$82 million by foreigners they met online.It was a 54 per cent rise in such cases year on year, and the money lost was 28 per cent more than over…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3088944/coronavirus-hongkongers-lose-hk222-million-romance-and