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Hong Kong probes alleged HK$100,000 beauty product scam targeting elderly woman

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Hong Kong customs is investigating allegations that an 88-year-old woman was pressured into spending HK$100,000 on beauty products. The incident reportedly occurred over three hours at an Avinichi booth within the Wing On department store in Sheung Wan. This case follows previous complaints regarding aggressive sales tactics in the beauty product sector, including issues with Opatra London's local operations. AI

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Hong Kong probes alleged HK$100,000 beauty product scam targeting elderly woman

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Connor Mycroft ·

    Elderly woman allegedly pressured into spending HK$100,000 on beauty products

    Hong Kong customs is investigating whether an 88-year-old was pressured into spending HK$100,000 (US$12,750) on beauty products at an outlet linked to a company already accused of aggressive sales tactics. In a social media post on Saturday, a woman surnamed Ng wrote that her mot…

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