Hong Kong police arrest 27 in $46m deepfake crypto romance scam

CAT October 15, 2024 1 min read

Rony Roy

Hong Kong police have dismantled a deepfake romance scam that swindled men out of $46 million through fake cryptocurrency investments. According to a local report, law enforcement in Hong Kong cracked down on a multinational crypto romance scam, which targeted…

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