Two former relationship managers at Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong have been jailed for three years for swindling HK$28 million (US$3.6 million) from 21 Japanese investors who believed their money would fund development projects in Africa.The District Court on Thursday sentenced Woo Man-ho and Chan Tak-ching on a total of four counts of conspiracy to defraud arising from a transnational investment scam between January 2015 and September 2016.The defendants, both 39, had earlier pleaded guilty to making false representations about the financial capacity of a Hong Kong-based company at the behest of four foreign nationals who are still at large.
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THU · 2026-08-06 · 13:07 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0806-99767
NSR-2026-0806-99767News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
Former Standard Chartered bank staff jailed over HK$28m Africa investment scam
Two former Standard Chartered Bank relationship managers in Hong Kong, Woo Man-ho and Chan Tak-ching, have been sentenced to three years in jail. They were convicted on four counts of conspiracy to defraud for a transnational investment scam that occurred between January 2015 and September 2016.
Brian WongSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-06 · 13:07 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Two former Standard Chartered Bank relationship managers in Hong Kong, Woo Man-ho and Chan Tak-ching, have been sentenced to three years in jail. They were convicted on four counts of conspiracy to defraud for a transnational investment scam that occurred between January 2015 and September 2016. The scam involved swindling HK$28 million (US$3.6 million) from 21 Japanese investors. These investors were led to believe their funds would be used for development projects in Africa. The defendants, both 39, pleaded guilty to making false representations about a Hong Kong-based company's financial capacity, acting on behalf of four foreign nationals who remain at large.
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Four foreign nationals involved in the scam are still at large.
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The scam involved false representations about a Hong Kong-based company's financial capacity.
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The defendants were sentenced on four counts of conspiracy to defraud.
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Two former Standard Chartered Bank relationship managers jailed for three years for HK$28m Africa investment scam.
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