{
  "id": 181684,
  "title": "Fears grow that Fun Coffee crypto scam duped over 1,000 as losses mount",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/fears-grow-that-fun-coffee-crypto-scam-duped-over-1-000-as-losses",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-05T14:40:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3363087/hong-kong-lawmaker-fears-fun-coffee-crypto-scam-duped-over-1000-losses-mount"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Hong Kong lawmaker has warned that an unfolding crypto scam run by a coffee investment venture based in Vietnam could involve more than 1,000 victims, as an investor reported losses of HK$14 million (US$1.73 million) across her team. The warning came as police said that total reported losses tied to the syndicate operating as Fun Coffee have climbed to HK$104 million, with 225 complaints…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}