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CYBER● ELEVATED1h ago · Oct 19, 2026, 5:23 AM

Credit card fraud reports over iPhone Duo pre-orders jump to 130 cases, police say

South China Morning Post · east asia

Hong Kong police have received nearly 20 more reports of unauthorised credit card transactions for iPhone Duo pre-orders over the weekend, bringing the total amount involved to HK$5 million (US$637,100). A police spokesman said that, as of 9am on Monday, the force had received 130 reports of unauthorised credit card transactions for smartphones amounting to HK$5 million. The cases were temporarily classified as “obtaining property by deception” and were being investigated by the Cyber Security...

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