A woman received a call from an unknown number and then went to strike up a friendship with the stranger who claimed they had met before.Over the next two months, she handed him $60,000 in cash, believing that he was helping her invest the sum.The physical transactions took place without her ever seeing the man.The 55-year-old cleaner, surnamed Wang, realised she had fallen for a scam when the man cut off contact after learning that she had no more funds, reported Shin Min Daily News.The victim told the Chinese evening daily that a person named «Li Lindong» (transliteration) had called her on messaging platform WhatsApp last October.«He said he had seen me in Chinatown several days ago and called as he wanted to know me. I occasionally accompany my mother there, so I didn't think too much about it and believed him,» she said.Wang said the man frequently called her to chat and had sent her pictures of himself in luxury cars and a mansion, as well as photos of his «daughter».About two weeks after they connected, Li suggested that Wang join him in forex trading. Read more