Online scammers cashing in on a shortage of surgical masks in coronavirus-hit Hong Kong have duped residents out of more than HK$1mil (RM533,312), according to police.
The force has received 301 reports of online mask scams, involving a total of HK$1.1mil (RM586,643) lost, Chief Inspector William Siu Ching-lim of the cybersecurity bureau said on Feb 13.
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