If you're feeling down because of investment losses, take a look at this story.
Hong Kong police disclosed a fraud case in which a 66-year-old retiree, trusting a self-proclaimed "Eternal Profit Master," handed over his money, only to have the master abscond, leaving him defrauded of HK$1.4 million.
To recover this money, he contacted someone claiming to be a security expert. This person, after receiving a HK$600,000 "service deposit," disappeared, leaving him with no choice but to report the incident to the police.
In January of this year, another "expert" contacted the victim, claiming they could recover the losses from the previous two scams in one fell swoop, on the condition that he purchase HK$4.6 million worth of cryptocurrency, which needed to be deposited into their account.
After the victim followed the instructions, the "expert" disappeared again. This retiree has now been scammed three times, totaling HK$6.6 million, a truly heartbreaking situation.