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Security Worker Says Fake Tycoon Duped Her Out of HK$50,000

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Security Worker Says Fake Tycoon Duped Her Out of HK$50,000

Summary

TVB current affairs show Scoop featured a woman identified as Tammy, a night-shift security worker in about her 40s, who said she met a daytime supervisor at the same company and was quickly convinced he was a wealthy businessman known as “Mr Kwok”. According to her account, he presented himself as the chief executive of a luxury car company, filled his social media feed with expensive cars, watches and upscale outings, and even displayed what she described as a “million-renminbi brick” in Shenzhen. Tammy said she soon entered a relationship with him, had sex with him after a dinner date and hotel stay in Shenzhen, and later moved in with him in a roughly 100-square-foot flat for which she paid the rent. She now alleges she lost nearly HK$50,000 in living and rental expenses, suspected him of taking her gold ring, and turned to Scoop to confront him and demand repayment.

Key Points

  • Tammy, a single Hong Kong woman working night security, said she met “Mr Kwok”, a daytime supervisor at the same security company.
  • She said he claimed to be a wealthy luxury car company CEO and used social media posts of cars, watches and lavish venues.
  • During dates in Shenzhen, he allegedly gave her branded gifts, flowers and showed off a so-called “million-renminbi brick” in public.
  • Tammy said the couple later lived in a roughly 100-square-foot flat, but she was the one who paid and signed the lease.
  • After her gold ring went missing, she broke up with him and sought nearly HK$50,000 back through the programme.

Why It Matters

The case has drawn attention because it combines romance, money disputes and alleged deception in an ordinary workplace setting familiar to many Hong Kong viewers. It also shows how displays of wealth on social media and in cross-border dating situations can be used to build trust quickly before financial losses emerge.