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12 days ago · Hong Kong
Hong Kong woman loses HK$21.5 million in cryptocurrency scam
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Hong Kong. The first report grouped here was at 4 Oct 2026, 12:04 UTC. The headline in use is “Hong Kong woman loses HK$21.5 million in cryptocurrency scam”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
A 60-year-old Hong Kong woman has lost more than HK$21 million (US$2. 7 million) in a cryptocurrency scam after a fraudster posing as an investment expert she met online duped her.
South China Morning Post AsiaRead at South China Morning Post Asia
Story timeline
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- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Hong Kong woman loses HK$21.5 million in cryptocurrency scam
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