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Cryptocurrency crimes in Hong Kong are on the rise as a man loses HK$124 million to crypto con men

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Cryptocurrency crimes are on the rise ever since these do-no-gooders realized how much money they can rake in. In Hong Kong, cases like these have skyrocketed in recent months with the most recent being scammed with tens of millions of dollars. Cryptocurrency crooks bagging millions from a businessman The person that recently got conned was a 30-year-old businessman as he tried to cash in on rallying cryptocurrency prices, though, sadly, he lost HK$124 million (US$15.9 million) in the process. The incident happened back in June after a group who disguised themselves as cryptocurrency consultants and eventually ran away with his…

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