#SHOWBIZ: 'Do you think I'm stupid?': Actress Strawberry Yeung foils HK$300k romance scam
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HONG KONG: Scams come in so many forms these days, and among the long-running ones are love scams, specifically those who target the vulnerable or older people.
From the original report
Fortunately for Hong Kong actress Strawberry Yeung Yuk Mui, 61, she was alert enough to spot the red flags and pull the plug before the situation escalated.
AsiaOne reported yesterday that the 1990 ATV Miss Asia Pageant second runner-up took to Xiaohongshu to share how she was targeted for what is known as the "pig-butchering" romance scam, a form of online relationship and investment fraud in which perpetrators cultivate fake romantic or social relationships.
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- Jul 30, 2026
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- Aug 15, 2026
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