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Hong Kong Student Arrested for Impersonating Intelligence Officer in HK$300M Scam

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A 19-year-old female university student in Hong Kong was arrested for allegedly impersonating an 'internal intelligence officer' and deceiving a man into signing a fake confidentiality agreement, resulting in over HK$300 million in losses. The student was arrested on August 11 in Central, and police seized suspected counterfeit enforcement documents from her residence. Investigations revealed she was likely recruited by a fraud syndicate to act as an 'investigator'.

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    Sing Tao News

    RSS / @stheadline.com/rss

    猜猜我是誰|冒「特務」呃程式編碼員$300萬 19歲女大學生落網 一名19歲本地女大學生被詐騙集團招攬,涉嫌冒充內地「特務調查人員」,誘騙一...

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    South China Morning Post

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    Hong Kong student arrested over HK$3m scam deceived by same swindlers...

  3. 华人大事件|东南亚新闻 avatar

    华人大事件|东南亚新闻

    Telegram / @baoguang75

    冒充 中国特务 诈骗156万港元 19岁女大学生被捕 香港一名24岁男子遭骗徒冒充电讯公司职员及中国公安,以涉嫌“洗黑钱”为由实施层层诈骗...

  4. 东南亚大事件 avatar

    东南亚大事件

    Telegram / @ZHbaoguangtai

    冒充 中国特务 诈骗156万港元 19岁女大学生被捕 香港一名24岁男子遭骗徒冒充电讯公司职员及中国公安,以涉嫌“洗黑钱”为由实施层层诈骗...

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