MTR Corp senior manager conned out of HK$74m by fraudster posing as HSBC UK staff

A senior manager at Hong Kong rail giant the MTR Corporation was allegedly conned out of HK$74 million (US$9.4 million) in a two-year-long scam by a fraudster posing as an employee of HSBC UK who lured the victim into investing in green bonds.
Police said on Friday they had received a report from a 59-year-old man who claimed he had been scammed. The case has been classified as obtaining property by deception, and no arrests have been made.
“The victim said he received a phone call from a...