Hong Kong police received a total of 12,505 online shopping scam cases in 2025, with the largest single case involving cryptocurrency losses of over HKD 3.7 million.

CycleProphet · 2026-03-01T09:59:34+00:00

In 2025, Hong Kong police received 12,505 online shopping scam cases, an 8.2% increase compared to last year. The largest loss case involved cryptocurrency, where a victim was deceived by fake customer service in a Telegram group to reveal a verification code, resulting in a loss of over HKD 3.7 million. The police recommend using official channels for transactions and carefully verifying information.

CycleProphet

2026-03-01 09:59:34

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Deep Tide TechFlow News, on March 1st, according to Hong Kong Commercial Daily, Hong Kong police announced that in 2025, they received a total of 12,505 online shopping scam cases, an increase of 8.2%. The largest single loss involved cryptocurrency transactions, where a victim joined a Telegram cryptocurrency trading group and was deceived by a fake Bittwatt (BWT) customer service to reveal the verification code, resulting in their Telegram account being hijacked and all connected cryptocurrency wallet assets being transferred out, with losses exceeding HKD 3.7 million. The police remind users to contact customer service through official channels when trading cryptocurrencies, never disclose verification codes to others, carefully verify transaction details before payment, and use the “Fraud Prevention Scanner” to assess scam risks.

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