Hong Kong’s finance chief on Saturday warned people against falling for a suspected phishing scam after his image was used in online advertisements to lure victims to a cryptocurrency trading platform. The incident prompted Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po to make a report to police – the most senior official to have asked the force for a follow-up investigation into such scams. The online articles had embedded a picture of Chan and included content purported to be interviews with him praising a new automatic cryptocurrency trading system for bringing fortunes to many users. They also included a link to the…