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A 77-year-old man lost his life savings of HK$ 11.4 million at the hands of scammers as he was cajoled by a so-called self-professed investment expert via WhatsApp.
The elderly man informed the police on the 12th of October, narrating his ordeal after he discovered that he had been duped.
In his statements, he said the expert explained to him an investment where he could invest in domestic shares
Later, he was provided the contacts of another two people who professed to be customer service for the same faked investment company.
After persuasion from the two introduced customer service staff, the man finally succumbed to transferring HK$9.1 million to five different Hong Kong bank accounts. The transfer was said to be from the 4th of September through the 11th of October for the investment. He was also asked in addition to transferring HK$2.3 million to three other local bank accounts for administrative fees.
However, the man realized eventually that he had been scammed after unending demands without any signs of getting his funds and interest back. He then called the police for assistance
The case was preliminary listed as an "obtaining property by deception" case and there is an ongoing investigation in the Western police district with no arrests yet.
香港77歲男子因WhatsApp詐騙損失1,140萬港元
一名 77 歲男子在 WhatsApp 上被一名自稱投資專家的騙子所騙，損失了畢生積蓄 1,140 萬港元。
10月12日，老人向警方報案，講述了他發現自己被騙後的遭遇。
他在聲明中表示，專家向他解釋了一項可以投資內資股的投資
隨後，他又獲得了另外兩位自稱是同一家虛假投資公司客戶服務人員的聯絡方式。
經兩名介紹的客服人員勸說，男子最終屈服，將910萬港元轉入五個不同的香港銀行帳戶。 據稱，此次投資的轉移時間為9月4日至10月11日。 他還被要求將230萬港元轉入另外三個本地銀行帳戶以支付行政費用。
然而，在無休無止的索要後，該男子最終意識到自己被騙了，而他的資金和利息卻沒有任何收回的跡象。 隨後他向警方求助
該案初步列為「詐欺財物」案件，西區警區正在調查中，目前尚未逮捕任何人。
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