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Hong Kong privacy watchdog warns of fake Built-in Pro compensation scam

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Hong Kong's privacy watchdog has issued a warning about a new scam targeting customers of the electrical appliance brand Built-in Pro. Fraudsters are impersonating company staff to offer compensation or product replacements, but require immediate payment from the victims. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data has received 24 complaints and seven inquiries in recent months, with one victim losing HK$17,000. AI

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Hong Kong privacy watchdog warns of fake Built-in Pro compensation scam

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Jess Ma ·

    Hong Kong privacy watchdog warns of fake retailer compensation call scam

    Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has warned of a new scam in which fraudsters impersonate an electrical appliance retailer to offer compensation or product replacements, with losses totalling HK$17,000 (US$2,170) in one case. A spokesman for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for…

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