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The syndicate set up its operations centre in a 4,000 sq ft industrial unit. - Photo: Shutterstock via SCMP
The victims included men from Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan, India and Singapore, among others, the force said. Senior Superintendent Fang Chi-kin, who heads the New Territories South regional crime unit, said the recruits included university digital media graduates, who helped the syndicate set up the fake trading platform and carry out their crimes through computer networks and social media platforms.
The scammers, mostly male, contacted victims via social media, using artificially generated images to create appealing personas, often pretending to be women through deepfake technology. The police also seized training documents that advised scammers on how to appeal to victims, including maintaining a"billboard" to highlight top earners.
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