More young people falling for phone scams, Hong Kong police say
More young people falling for phone scams, Hong Kong police say
- A total of 279 phone scam cases were reported in the first four months of this year, two fewer than in the same period last year, with 217 of them involving financial losses, which amounted to HK$84.9 million – HK$11.74 million less than for the same period last year.
- A total of 279 phone scam cases were reported in the first four months of this year, two fewer than in the same period last year, with 217 of them involving financial losses, which amounted to HK$84.9 million – HK$11.74 million less than for the same period last year.
More cases this year involved con-artists posing
as mainland officials, said chief inspector Wilson Tam Wai-shun of the
Kowloon East regional crime unit.