Hong Kong police have arrested more than 680 people in a series of recent operations targeting deception and money laundering, with suspected criminal proceeds reaching HK$620 million. In one operation, officers from the cybersecurity and technology crime bureau focused on combating the misuse of bank accounts. Between February and September last year, police received reports…
Nearly a third of scam victims who sought counselling through a Hong Kong welfare group’s crisis hotlines last year had possible suicidal tendencies, according to a study by the organisation. The Caritas Family Crisis Support Centre said on Sunday that its hotline service handled 3,983 debt-related cases in 2025, with more than 31 per cent…
Hong Kong police have received more than 40 reports of scams on e-commerce platform Carousell in the past week, with fraudsters using phishing links to swindle victims out of HK$4.6 million (US$586,900), including one vendor who lost nearly HK$650,000 while trying to sell throat lozenges. The force said on Wednesday that a woman who sold…