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Credit card fraud reports over iPhone Duo pre-orders jump to 130 cases, police say

Credit card fraud reports over iPhone Duo pre-orders jump to 130 cases, police say
South China Morning Post Monday 19 October 2026, 05:23 UTC By Simpson Cheung 1 min read
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Hong Kong police have received nearly 20 more reports of unauthorised credit card transactions for iPhone Duo pre-orders over the weekend, bringing the total amount involved to HK$5 million (US$637,100). A police spokesman said that, as of 9am on Monday, the force had received 130 reports of unauthorised credit card transactions for smartphones amounting to HK$5 million. The cases were temporarily classified as “obtaining property by deception” and were being investigated by the Cyber...

Hong Kong police have received nearly 20 more reports of unauthorised credit card transactions for iPhone Duo pre-orders over the weekend, bringing the total amount involved to HK$5 million (US$637,100). A police spokesman said that, as of 9am on Monday, the force had received 130 reports of unauthorised credit card transactions for smartphones amounting to HK$5 million. The cases were temporarily classified as “obtaining property by deception” and were being investigated by the Cyber Security... [Image text:] iPhone Duo 0000 0 D000 00. 1016 1023 PhoneDuo
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