Following JPEX, there is another virtual currency investment platform in Hong Kong.The Hong Kong police received more than a hundred people reporting the case and suspected that the cryptocurrency trading platform HOUNAX was deceived, and one of them was deceived to take HK $ 12 million (below, about S $ 206 million).Members of the Legislative Council urged the Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission to strengthen online inspections.
The Hong Kong Legislative Councilor Jiang Yuhuan Monday (November 27) said in an interview on the Hong Kong Radio program that the Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission put Hounax on the list of unlicensed companies and suspicious websites on the 1st of this month.However, there are a lot of companies on the list, so they questioned the role of the CSRC passive and did not block the relevant company's webpage in time. They were worried that more criminals used the virtual asset trading platform to send cards to cheat for a calm period.
She mentioned that foreign blockade of similar fraud websites is very fast, and the Hong Kong law enforcement authorities are relatively backward. Therefore, the Securities Regulatory Commission was urged to strengthen the inspection of social networks and discovered that suspicious web pages need to actively notify the public.
Wu Jiezhuang, a convener of the Hong Kong Anti -Fraud Union and a member of the Legislative Council, said on the same program that the HOUNAX incident reflects that Hong Kong needs to strengthen the verification of social media advertisements.He has received at least five related victims for help so far, and some victims suspected to have been deceived by HK $ 1 million.
According to the Hong Kong News Agency, Lai Zhuodong, a researcher at information security research and accident strain, believes that virtual asset investment involves electronic wallets plus key and blockchain and other technologies, allowing investors to check the transaction details and confirmed, butMany investors do not know relevant technology and rights, so that scammers use their "greedy and convenient" mentality to deceive assets. It can be seen that the current technical education on virtual currency investment is insufficient.
The Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission announced that it has received 15 related complaints so far, and the victim has reported to the police.The platform involved has no right to suspend the platform operation without supervision and not being issued by the Securities and Futures Commission.The official exchanges with the police on the incident, and the investigation continues.
