Wow, Hong Kong police announced that in 2025 there were 12,505 cases of online shopping fraud, an increase of 8.2% compared to 2024. But what caught the most attention was the biggest loss: a guy lost 3.7 million Hong Kong dollars in cryptocurrencies.

The scam? Too classic. He joined a cryptocurrency group on Telegram, received a private message from someone pretending to be customer support of a platform, asking for a "verification code" to validate entry into the group. Obviously, it was a scammer. They transferred everything from the wallet connected to his account. That’s it.

The police warned: these Telegram scammers are becoming increasingly creative. Moral of the story: only communicate with support through official channels, verify everything two or three times before transferring anything, and please, don’t click on random links from unknown sources. It seems obvious, but apparently many people are falling for it.