How Hong Kong deepfake scam group taught recruits to pass as rich, single women

How Hong Kong deepfake scam group taught recruits to pass as rich, single women

[South China Morning Post] - 01/5/2025

Learning Japanese, playing golf and tasting red wine worth more than HK$100,000 a bottle among topics for conversation taught to recruits.



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