Chinese Student Loses Nearly $75,000 in Simple Phone Scam

A Chinese University of Hong Kong student lost nearly $75,000 after being duped into transferring her money via a simple phone scam.

The 18-year-old student from mainland China, identified only by her last name Zhang, told police that she got a call from a man claiming to be a mainland cop, according to Apple Daily (via Coconuts Hong Kong).

The fake police officer told the victim that he was representing her in a case she unknowingly was involved in. Zhang  was then asked to provide her personal and banking information to him.  

For some unexplained reason, she obliged, even when the caller reportedly asked the student to transfer him 580,000 HK Dollars (roughly $75,000) as a deposit.

Zhang only discovered she was conned after she discovered on Sunday that her bank account password had been changed. The case of obtaining property by deception, is currently being investigated by Sha Tin District police.

The local police warned the public against falling under similar scam, advising that real police officers would never ask people to surrender sensitive information over the phone, let alone ask to transfer large amounts of money.

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