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The victim never met the man throughout their four-year relationship.
According to official statistics, online romance cheats conned 272 Hongkongers out of a total of HK$137 million in the first six months of this year. The number was a significant rise on the 78 cases in the same period last year, which involved HK$36.4 million.
In the whole of last year, police handled 235 cases of online romance fraud, involving losses of HK$108 million.
The victim never met the man throughout their four-year relationship.
According to official statistics, online romance cheats conned 272 Hongkongers out of a total of HK$137 million in the first six months of this year. The number was a significant rise on the 78 cases in the same period last year, which involved HK$36.4 million.
In the whole of last year, police handled 235 cases of online romance fraud, involving losses of HK$108 million.
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