Hong Kong woman, 81, loses heart and $5 million to scammer posing as PLA officer
An 81-year-old woman in Hong Kong has lost more than HK$5 million after falling victim to an elaborate online romance scam involving a fraudster who posed as a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officer from mainland China.
In a post on its CyberDefender social media page on Monday, police said the woman received a WhatsApp message from a man who claimed to be a PLA officer and invited her to visit a military camp.
They quickly built an online romantic relationship through frequent affectionate...
