New phishing scam involves messages allegedly sent by streaming or TV companies such as Netflix, Now TV, HOY TV asking for payment, police say
An 82-year-old woman in Hong Kong has lost HK$4.2 million (US$539,800) after being duped by scammers with a new phishing tactic involving a streaming subscription that has also been used against postgraduate students, police have said.
The force’s Anti-Deception Coordination Centre revealed on Thursday that it had received over 35 inquiries on the scams involving messages allegedly sent by streaming or television companies, including Netflix, Now TV and HOY TV, that targeted a wide demographic of victims, from master’s degree students to the elderly.
The force added that the reported losses in the scams ranged from HK$17,000 to as high as HK$4.2 million, with the largest individual loss reported by an 82-year-old retiree.
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