Hong Kong police to take down fake news report about Andy Lau resembling SCMP

Police will take down a fake news report purporting to be from the South China Morning Post about superstar actor Andy Lau Tak-wah being sued by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority over his investment advice, the Post has learned.

A police source said on Friday that the force’s cyber security and technology crime bureau was handling the case and would take down the fabricated report as soon as possible.

The website was designed to appear like the Post’s.

The fake article claimed the Monetary Authority had sued Lau over statements he made during a live broadcast, in which he shared his tips on becoming rich through a cryptocurrency trading platform, with a deposit of HK$2,000 (US$254) generating a million dollars in months.

“Give me 2,000 HKD, and with the Immediate FastX platform I’ll make a million in 12 to 15 weeks!” Lau was quoted as saying in the article.

“This platform is the perfect solution for those who want to get rich quick. It’s built on self-learning artificial intelligence, which exchanges cryptocurrencies for you.”

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