Hong Kong court orders return of $99,500 to Singaporean scam victim

The sum had been converted to HK$550,000 and transferred to a Citibank (Hong Kong) account. PHOTO: REUTERS
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SINGAPORE - A Hong Kong judge ordered the return of monies to a Singaporean phone fraud victim whose lost funds were traced to a Hong Kong bank account deposit.

Ms Roberta Teh, 52, had fallen prey to a man who had phoned her in April 2021, claiming to be a staff member of her phone service provider.

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