A 75-year-old man from Hong Kong fell victim to a Virtual Money investment scam, resulting in a loss of 26.2 million HKD.

On September 20, according to Hong Kong media East Net, Hong Kong police received a report from a 75-year-old local man who claimed that he had 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 subsequently followed the instructions and deposited a total of approximately 26.2 million HKD in Virtual Money into 6 accounts 19 times between July 11 and September 9. The Hong Kong police stated that the case has been classified as obtaining property by deceptive means and has been handed over to the 9th team of the Wan Chai District Criminal Investigation Unit for follow-up, with no arrests made yet.

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