Scam City: The Unsettling Reality for Mainland Students in Hong Kong A recent case in which a HKUST student was swindled out of HK$1 million by a scammer posing as a government official highlights the growing threat faced by mainland students living and studying in Hong Kong.
The city's reputation as a financial hub has attracted international attention, but it also seems to be drawing its share of scammers preying on unsuspecting victims.
The scam itself was brazen: the fraudster claimed that the victim was involved in a criminal case and needed to pay "guarantees" to avoid further trouble.