India, Oct. 31 -- A 66-year-old woman in Hong Kong lost HK$2.7 million (US$344,158), approximately Rs.3 crore, after falling victim to a telephone scam in which a caller falsely claimed that her bank account was linked to money laundering.

According to a report by the South China Morning Post, the woman, who lives in Sau Mau Ping, reported the incident to police at around 5 am on Saturday (October 31). She told officers that she had received a suspicious phone call earlier in October.

During the call, the man allegedly told the woman that a bank account she had used to purchase insurance online had been implicated in money laundering activities.

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