{
  "id": 2337077,
  "title": "MTR Corp senior manager conned out of HK$74m by fraudster posing as HSBC UK staff",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/mtr-corp-senior-manager-conned-out-of-hk-74m-by-fraudster-posing-as-2337077",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T07:40:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3364809/mtr-corp-senior-manager-conned-out-hk74m-fraudster-posing-hsbc-uk-staff"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "MTR Corp senior manager conned out of HK$74m by fraudster posing as HSBC UK staff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/mtr-corp-senior-manager-conned-out-of-hk-74m-by-fraudster-posing-as",
        "published": "2026-08-21T07:40:07.000Z"
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  "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."
}