In Hong Kong, police recently detained a 14-year-old boy on suspicion of his involvement in a phone scam that defrauded three elderly women of HK$554,000 (about US$71,235). The victims, aged between 75 and 84, were deceived through a common “guess-who-I-am” scam. This method involves scammers posing as lawyers who inform victims that a family member...
