PANews reported on September 20 that according to Hong Kong media, the police received a report from a 75-year-old local man, who claimed he received a call from someone identifying as a Virtual Money investment expert, persuading the victim to invest in Virtual Money ETH with high returns. The victim then followed the instructions and deposited a total of approximately 26.2 million HKD in Virtual Money into 6 accounts in 19 transactions from July 11 to September 9. The Hong Kong police stated that the case has been classified as obtaining property by deception and is being followed up by the 9th team of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Wan Chai Police District, and no one has been arrested yet.
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Hong Kong police received a report of an ETH investment fraud case, with the victim losing up to 26.2 million HKD. PANews reported on September 20 that according to local media, a 75-year-old local man filed a complaint, stating that he received a call from someone claiming to be a Virtual Money investment expert, persuading him to invest in Virtual Money ETH with high returns. The victim then followed the instructions and deposited a total of approximately 26.2 million HKD worth of Virtual Money into 6 accounts in 19 transactions between July 11 and September 9. Hong Kong police stated that the case has been classified as obtaining property by deception and has been handed over to the 9th team of the Wan Chai District Criminal Investigation Unit for further investigation, with no arrests made yet.
The Hong Kong police received a report of an ETH investment fraud case, with victims losing up to 26.2 million HKD.
PANews reported on September 20 that according to Hong Kong media, the police received a report from a 75-year-old local man, who claimed he received a call from someone identifying as a Virtual Money investment expert, persuading the victim to invest in Virtual Money ETH with high returns. The victim then followed the instructions and deposited a total of approximately 26.2 million HKD in Virtual Money into 6 accounts in 19 transactions from July 11 to September 9. The Hong Kong police stated that the case has been classified as obtaining property by deception and is being followed up by the 9th team of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Wan Chai Police District, and no one has been arrested yet.