Published: 9:29pm, 14 Nov 2025Updated: 9:44pm, 14 Nov 2025
Hong Kong police have recorded more than 40 cases of online romance scams in the past two weeks, including one of a 52-year-old woman who lost over HK$2.6 million (US$334,500) to a swindler posing as a “Singaporean businessman”.
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The force on Friday said the cases involved losses totalling over HK$17 million.
It added that more than 40 per cent of the victims were aged over 50.
In a post on its CyberDefender Facebook page, the force said the 52-year-old woman met a man claiming to be a businessman from Singapore on WhatsApp.
After chatting briefly through the app, they developed what the woman believed to be an intimate relationship.
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The scammer soon lured her into investing in a purported hotel project, promising high returns.