This one breaks some records...
Shame on the banks for all the AML garbage and "duty of care" (crypto suspensions) they throw at customers... and then allow such large scams to continue. Yes, we don't know the details, but you'd think that there would be some triggers / warnings going off on backends when such transfers happen.
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...nned-out-hk250A 90-year-old woman living in a mansion on The Peak was conned out of about HK$250 million (US$32 million) by criminals impersonating mainland officials, making her the biggest known victim of a phone scam in Hong Kong.
Police arrested a 19-year-old university student late last month in connection with the crime and officers froze bank accounts containing HK$9 million, but the phone scammers have made off with the rest.
Officers from the Central district crime squad began investigating after receiving a report from the victim last month.