₹241cr stolen from 90-year-old woman through phone banking
A 90-year-old woman has been conned out of 32 million dollars (₹241 crore) in what's being described as Hong Kong's biggest phone scam. The fraudsters, posing as Chinese officials contacted the woman.
South China Morning Post reported that the woman was told she is required to transfer the money into bank accounts held by the probe team.
As per the Hong Kong police , the criminals had posed as public security officials investigating a criminal case in China. The woman was told her identity had been stolen and used on the mainland.
She was then coerced into making 11 deposits to a bank account between August and January - to help the alleged investigation. So far, investigators have arrested a 19-year old man who has since been released on bail.
According to local media the woman was first contacted in August last year by someone pretending to be a mainland official.
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