Ray Cheung, a senior inspector with the Hong Kong Police anti-deception coordination centre, highlights the risks of phone scams on Monday. — Photo: Edmond So/SCMP
Phone scammers have exploited public fears over Covid-19 as more than HK$720 million in losses were logged in Hong Kong as the total take by fraudsters hit HK$3.3 billion for the first nine months of the year, police have said. The force on Monday said scammers had impersonated health officials and preyed on the willingness of victims to comply with pandemic health regulations.
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