According to the website of Radio Television Hong Kong, some members of the public suspected that they had been defrauded by investing through the virtual asset trading platform HOUNAX. The police stated that as of 4 p.m. on the 27th, a total of 145 victims had reported the crime, and the amount involved increased to approximately HK$148 million. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission pointed out that as of the 27th, it had received a total of 18 complaints about HOUNAX, involving amounts ranging from 12,000 to 10 million Hong Kong dollars.