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Scam alert: fake Post article featuring Hong Kong movie star Donnie Yen promotes online trading tools

Scammers have published a fictitious article with the appearance of a South China Morning Post story and a reporter’s byline to promote two online financial trading tools. The fake article, …

Hong Kong police arrest 1,121 over online, phone scams totalling HK$2.2 billion

by Ron Morgan

Hong Kong police arrest 1,121 over online, phone scams totalling HK.2 billion

Hong Kong police have arrested 1,121 people in a three-week crackdown on fraud syndicates accused of using internet and phone scams to dupe victims out of about HK$2.2 billion (US$280 …

Chinese man introduces own mother, 51, as ‘childhood friend’ to wealthy acquaintance and cons him out of US$110,000 in online romance scam

by Ron Morgan

Chinese man introduces own mother, 51, as ‘childhood friend’ to wealthy acquaintance and cons him out of US0,000 in online romance scam

An online racketeering duo have been accused of conning a wealthy friend out of 800,000 yuan (US$110,000) after a son introduced his 51-year-old mother as his 27-year-old “childhood friend” who …