A 59-year-old man has reported that he was allegedly deceived into transferring about HK$74 million to a designated overseas bank account after receiving a call from a person claiming to work for an overseas bank and persuading him to invest in green bonds.
The man made 12 transfers between February 2024 and January 2026. He later found that he could not recover the money, suspected he had been deceived and reported the matter to police.
Police classified the case as obtaining property by deception and assigned it to the Wong Tai Sin district crime squad. No one had been arrested when the reports were published.
Police advised the public not to trust unsolicited calls from people claiming to be bank employees, or to disclose personal information, bank account details or passwords. Anyone receiving such a call should verify the caller’s identity directly with their bank. Obtaining property by deception is a serious offence carrying a maximum sentence of 14 years’ imprisonment upon conviction.