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MTR Corp senior manager conned out of HK$74m by fraudster posing as HSBC UK staff

A senior manager at the MTR Corporation has been conned out of HK$74 million (US$9.4 million) in a two year-long scam by a fraudster posing as an employee of HSBC UK, who lured the victim into investing in green bonds. Police said they had received a report from a 59-year-old man who alleged that he had been scammed. The case has been classified as obtaining property by deception, and no arrests…

MTR Corp senior manager conned out of HK$74m by fraudster posing as HSBC UK staff

We haven't written up this one. South China Morning Post - Hong Kong has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

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