A financial manager in Hong Kong was defrauded of more than HK$17 million (approximately US$2,173,500) after falling for the "profit" bait of HK$2.6 million while investing in gold and cryptocurrencies through a fake trading platform. People familiar with the matter said on Wednesday that the 57-year-old woman made "profits" from the previous three months of investments through more than 10 transactions that were transferred into her bank account. The purpose of this payment was to deceive th...