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Hong Kong police arrest two in HK$500,000 phishing scam

Hong Kong police have arrested two men in connection with a phishing scam that defrauded victims of over HK$500,000. The suspects allegedly used a hotel room equipped with 110 SIM cards and a modem pool to send out thousands of scam messages. These messages impersonated delivery services and insurance providers to trick individuals into transferring money to fraudulent accounts. AI

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Hong Kong police arrest two in HK$500,000 phishing scam

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Leopold Chen ·

    Hong Kong police arrest 2 men allegedly linked to HK$500,000 phishing scam

    Hong Kong police have arrested two men suspected of using 110 SIM cards in a hotel room to send phishing messages, conning victims of more than HK$500,000 (US$63,766). The force said on Saturday that the men, aged 31 and 44, were arrested last Thursday on suspicion of conspiracy …