Anti-ScamTalk

Investment that encourages the victim to invest more. To combat this, we must ensure that the investment is legitimate and that the website/apps are officially genuine by doing initial research.

Phone scams, with the initial phone number being +852, are increasing Scammers usually pretend to be government officials and ask victims to provide their personal data and bank account details To stay vigilant, we must know that the government would not ask about personal data or bank accounts. Therefore, we can ignore the calls and go on with our day

With the rising and never-ending cases of scam cases in recent times, The talk on the 28th of September was about discussing how to be aware of scams attempt and how to deal with them. Different types of scams have brought many losses to Hong Kong civilians Ms Wendy Sze said that there are four different types of scams which are Investment scams, Phone scams, Romance scams, and Financial Intermediaries Scams

Investment scams involve scammers approaching their victims on a variety of platforms Scammers would pitch for victims to put their money into fake investment products, often accomplished by sending links to fake websites or mobile apps with names similar to legitimate financial institutions The app later will show fake financial growth from the

In romance scams scheme, Scammers create a fictional person on social media platforms and online dating websites. After establishing trust, they make up false stories about needing money To prevent this, we can avoid interacting with suspicious people online.

Lastly, in Financial Intermediaries Scams, Victims will receive emails requesting bank account details The sender will often mimic the official banking company's email's name to trick the victim into giving personal information on their banking account To deal with these scams, we can type in the actual email name from the banking company and spot differences in the email name

Let's stay vigilant and combat scam fever!