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by winston » Fri Nov 24, 2023 7:32 am
He clicked on the first search result for “WhatsApp Web” on a Google search, not realising that this was not the official site.
He scanned the QR code there, which allowed scammers to log into his account from their own device.
Pretending to be Fidie, they contacted 10 of his colleagues, including his boss, asking that they urgently lend “him” thousands of dollars for a family emergency.
by behappyalways » Sun Nov 26, 2023 7:05 pm
by winston » Sun Nov 26, 2023 9:11 pm
About nine people were duped over the phone every day. The latest official data showed 278 monthly cases during the period, up from 235 last year and 95 in 2021.
Police confirmed a surge in the number of “guess who I am” phone scams, with 1,822 cases in the first nine months, well above the 1,540 reports for the whole of last year.
by winston » Mon Nov 27, 2023 7:20 am
Hong Kong's police have received 88 reports in connection to the latest fraudulent cryptocurrency trading platform Hounax that saw 131 victims lose up to HK$110 million.
The victims are aged 19 to 78 and the losses in each case ranged from HK$12,000 to as much as HK$4 million.
Police so far have not found any link to the JPEX scandal. The police have received complaints from 2,623 people over the JPEX scam, involving losses of HK$1.6 billion, and 66 people have been arrested.
He also said Hounax claims to be based in Singapore and the telephone numbers start with the area code +65.
by winston » Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:13 am
by winston » Mon Nov 27, 2023 10:42 am
Travel agency EGL Tours says it has received over 20,000 inquiries after at least 100 fake Facebook fan pages have allegedly scammed Hongkongers using cheap hotel, buffet and plane ticket packages as bait.
EGL Tours said the fake pages, which use its name and logo, offer unreasonably cheap packages, prompting thousands of customers to make inquiries.
The fake pages are almost identical to EGL's genuine page, except that the agency's Chinese name is missing.
Scammers would advertise on Facebook, selling Cathay Pacific round-trip business-class flights from Hong Kong for as low as HK$2,990. They also use headlines such as "Incredible prices! Cathay Pacific has a buy one, get one free promotion!" to attract customers.
by behappyalways » Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:25 am
by behappyalways » Mon Dec 04, 2023 11:17 pm
by winston » Tue Dec 05, 2023 9:29 am
by winston » Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:15 am
Contacted by three individuals on three different numbers after expressing interest in an investment scheme on Facebook.
"She was then added to three different investment-related Whatsapp groups, and was briefed about share investment seminars, tips on shares with potentials and notes about share investments.
"After being in the groups for two weeks, the woman and her husband, who is in his 40s, were ordered to leave the groups to undergo investment training in a new Whatsapp group in October”.
Then ordered to download several apps on Google Play store and to make fund transfers to 19 company accounts for share investments of over RM1.6mil in stages.
The couple had received returns of RM277,148 during that period before realising they had been scammed when they received a suspicious initial public offering (IPO) certificate from China that contained spelling errors.
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