Man defrauds 70-year-old living alone of nearly 14 million yuan, loses all after investing it all in virtual currency trading, has been criminally detained

According to Xinmin Evening News, based on reports from Case Focus and Kankan News, Ms. Sun, an elderly woman in her seventies living alone in Shanghai, had nearly 14 million yuan borrowed from her by her upstairs neighbor, Hua Ming, within a short span of two months under the pretenses of "family emergencies" and "high returns." Hua Ming used a property deed under his ex-wife's name as collateral to gain trust, despite having actually divorced back in 2019, and he held no assets or stable income under his name. Upon investigation, the tens of millions of yuan defrauded were all invested by Hua Ming into illegal virtual currency trading, resulting in a total loss. The involved funds ultimately flowed into accounts belonging to virtual currency dealers and black-and-grey industry money laundering operations. Currently, Hua Ming has been criminally detained by the public security organs in accordance with the law on suspicion of fraud, and the whereabouts of the involved funds are still under further investigation.