Police explain how people from Hong Kong, Singapore, the United States, Britain and India were scammed. SING TAOErin ChanFive people have been arrested on suspicion of running an international phishing syndicate that stole personal information and credit card details from users around the world to make HK$1.3 million worth of purchases. The five formed the backbone of the e-mail scam that operated for a year, Hong Kong police said yesterday after the arrests were made in collaboration with their Singaporean counterparts. Singaporean authorities alerted Hong Kong police in May, saying the credit card details of some Singaporeans were stolen to make online purchases at electronic chains in Hong Kong. In a raid at the suspects' apartments, officers seized several computers, in which personal information and credit card details from over 40 countries and regions were found, Cheng said.

Source: The Standard July 28, 2020 19:07 UTC