Over the past nine months, the Anti-Deception Coordination Centre has received 405 calls about commercial email fraud. Photo: Shutterstock Over the past nine months, the Anti-Deception Coordination Centre has received 405 calls about commercial email fraud. Photo: Shutterstock
Over the past nine months, the Anti-Deception Coordination Centre has received 405 calls about commercial email fraud. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong /  Law and Crime

US company duped into sending US$3 million to Hong Kong account 

Scam reported on April Fools’ Day is the latest job for force’s anti-fraud team, which has handled more than HK$2 billion worth of cases since starting work in July

Topic |   Scams and swindles
Clifford Lo
Clifford Lo

Updated: 6:47am, 6 Apr, 2018

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Over the past nine months, the Anti-Deception Coordination Centre has received 405 calls about commercial email fraud. Photo: Shutterstock Over the past nine months, the Anti-Deception Coordination Centre has received 405 calls about commercial email fraud. Photo: Shutterstock
Over the past nine months, the Anti-Deception Coordination Centre has received 405 calls about commercial email fraud. Photo: Shutterstock
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