Reported cybercrimes in Hong Kong rose more than sevenfold over a decade to 16,159 cases last year, with victims claiming record losses totalling more than HK$3 billion (US$385.3 million). Police said the surge was driven by a sharp rise in online love scams targeting women mainly, but many others lost money to fraudsters offering non-existent jobs, and some ended up paying in dating scams offering companionship and sex. Last year’s cases were seven times the 2,206 reports in 2011, with the sums involved rising from HK$148 million to HK$3.02 billion over the decade – the highest amount lost for this...