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5 February 2024

Multinational loses HK$200 million to deepfake video conference scam, Hong Kong police say

Multinational loses HK$200 million to deepfake video conference scam, Hong Kong police say

A company employee in the Chinese finance hub received “video conference calls from someone posing as senior officers of the company requesting to transfer money to designated bank accounts”, police told AFP.


Police received a report of the incident on January 29, at which point some HK$200 million (US$26 million) had already been lost via 15 transfers.

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