一个半月损失逾500万港元，香港八旬老人遭假加密货币App诈骗

Odaily News: Hong Kong police revealed that an 80-year-old retiree clicked a fraudulent link in an online pop-up ad in June this year, downloading a fake app called "Trust Wallet" that impersonated a cryptocurrency platform. Subsequently, scammers posed as platform customer service staff and lured the victim into investing with promises of "high returns and big profits." Following their instructions, the elderly man withdrew cash from the bank and exchanged the cash for cryptocurrency at a crypto exchange shop. Over the following month and a half, he transferred ETH worth over HK$5 million in multiple installments to a wallet controlled by the scammers. It was only when he was unable to withdraw funds from the fake app and customer service became unresponsive that he realized he had been defrauded. Hong Kong police remind families to pay attention to the online habits and financial situations of the elderly, proactively share anti-fraud information, and remain vigilant against investment scams that use fake apps and high-yield promises.