A local man has recently lost MOP3.2 million’s worth of cryptocurrency in a sham offer of sexual services, the Judiciary Police (PJ) has announced at a regular press conference.
The MOP3.2 million equated to 400,000 crypto coins, the police revealed.
The victim, who is in his 30s, reportedly came across a woman online while in mainland China on May 6. He said the woman was willing to offer him sexual services, but he had to complete certain “missions.” He registered with a website and paid RMB50 as membership fee, before getting an RMB60 refund later.
He was told to complete some tasks after telling the woman about his crypto investments.
He first wired 43 crypto coins and got RMB360 in return. In the second attempt, he was told that the operation faced an error and must be redone. He then conducted eight additional transfers, but did not get any refunds. The website kept asking him to transfer more coins.
The man then tried to file a complaint but got no reply. At this point, he realized that he might have been scammed.
He returned to Macau and reported the case to the police on the same day. AL
