Victim bought two tickets for Korean singer G-Dragon’s sell-out concert in Hong Kong, transferring HK$180,000 in total including ‘deposits’

Scammers have conned a woman out of HK$180,000 (US$23,077) over tickets for Korean singer G-Dragon’s coming sell-out concerts in Hong Kong, one of nearly 30 victims cheated out of more than HK$610,000 for the three shows.

Hong Kong police on Monday urged the public to exercise caution when buying tickets to events after receiving more than 200 reports over related swindles since mid-July, accounting for 40 per cent of all online shopping scam cases.

Almost 30 cases involved G-Dragon concert tickets, with victims losing more than HK$610,000.

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