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Nearly 100 Hongkongers lose HK$90 million in 1 week through investment scams
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Nearly 100 Hongkongers lose HK$90 million in 1 week through investment scams

Cs news6 months ago02 mins

Nearly 100 Hongkongers have been scammed out of HK$90 million (US$11.6 million) in just one week by online fraudsters posing as investment experts to lure victims into betting on cryptocurrency and stocks by offering fake insider knowledge and tips. One 84-year-old businessman suffered the largest single loss when he was deceived into investing in cryptocurrency,…

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‘Patriotic traffic business’: when China’s cyber nationalists cross Beijing’s red line
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‘Patriotic traffic business’: when China’s cyber nationalists cross Beijing’s red line

Cs news7 months ago02 mins

Over the years, influencer Sima Nan rose to fame waging campaigns against enemies of the state. He began to gather atten in the 1990s, appearing on national television to attack qigong masters including Falun Gong, a spiritual group Beijing later outlawed as an “evil cult”. Along the way, Sima Nan, whose real name was Yu…

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Editorial | Scams the blemish as Hong Kong’s crime rates decline
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Editorial | Scams the blemish as Hong Kong’s crime rates decline

Cs news8 months ago02 mins

Many traditional forms of violent crime are in marked decline, with assault and wounding cases in 2024 falling to their lowest in 51 years at 3,614 incidents, and arson to the lowest in 40 years at 234 cases. If only those figures, released by Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu Chak-yee, were an accurate reflection of…

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Over 300 mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong lose HK$230 million to scams: Chris Tang
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Over 300 mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong lose HK$230 million to scams: Chris Tang

Cs news9 months ago02 mins

More than 300 mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong were victims of phone scams last year with losses reaching HK$230 million (US$29.5 million), according to the city’s security chief who added that police had logged 16 such cases in January this year alone. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said on Saturday that losses from…

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Hong Kong police arrest 13 who sold non-existent tickets to Andy Lau concerts
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Hong Kong police arrest 13 who sold non-existent tickets to Andy Lau concerts

Cs news9 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong police have arrested 13 people in a crackdown on a syndicate that purported to sell concert tickets, with a victim losing HK$640,000 (US$82,200) in a single case for trying to buy 544 non-existent tickets for Cantopop king Andy Lau Tak-wah’s shows. Police intelligence revealed the fraudsters had been active since October last year,…

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Measures urged as university students in Hong Kong lose HK$75 million to scams
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Measures urged as university students in Hong Kong lose HK$75 million to scams

Cs news9 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong should step up measures to protect mainland Chinese students against scams, such as arranging a quiz before their visas are issued, lawmakers have urged, after two local universities reported at least HK$75 million (US$9.6 million) were lost to fraudsters. The growing number of mainland students falling victim to scams while studying in the…

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Hong Kong, mainland authorities ‘explore how to save Chinese students from scams’
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Hong Kong, mainland authorities ‘explore how to save Chinese students from scams’

Cs news9 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authorities are exploring how to prevent students from across the border from falling victim to scams before they arrive in the city amid a growing number of such cases, the Post has learned. A source also said on Sunday that the University of Hong Kong (HKU) had become the latest…

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Hong Kong, mainland authorities ‘explore how to save Chinese students from scams’
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Hong Kong, mainland authorities ‘explore how to save Chinese students from scams’

Cs news9 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authorities are exploring how to prevent students from across the border from falling victim to scams before they arrive in the city amid a growing number of such cases, the Post has learned. A source also said on Sunday that the University of Hong Kong (HKU) had become the latest…

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Hong Kong woman, 60, loses HK$11.5 million to scammers posing as police, tech support
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Hong Kong woman, 60, loses HK$11.5 million to scammers posing as police, tech support

Cs news11 months ago02 mins

A Hong Kong retiree has been swindled out of more than HK$11 million (US$1.4 million) by fraudsters posing as police officers and technical support staff in the city’s biggest cyber scam case. In a post on its CyberDefender Facebook page, the force said the case came to light after the woman, 60, sought help from…

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