Hong Kong police have received over 40 online shopping scam reports on e-commerce platform Carousell in the past week, with fraudsters using phishing links to swindle victims of HK$4.6 million (US$586,900), including one vendor who lost nearly HK$650,000 while trying to sell throat lozenges.
The force on Wednesday said a local woman who sold throat lozenges on Carousell became a target when a scammer contacted her via WhatsApp. The buyer requested the seller’s email address for payment.
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