Biggest case involved woman who lost HK $ 119,000 in 24 hours after being conned into buying more than 50 points cards for online games . A woman who lost HK $ 119,000 in 24 hours was among almost 250 people duped out Attack.Phishing of about HK $ 1.9 million ( US $ 242,000 ) in a WhatsApp scam Attack.Phishing in Hong Kong this year , police said on Wednesday . According to police , swindlers pretended to be Attack.Phishing friends of WhatsApp users and invented different excuses to lure Attack.Phishing them into revealing their account verification codes . The con men then accessed the accounts with the codes and , posing as Attack.Phishing the users , sent Attack.Phishing text messages to deceive Attack.Phishing the account holders ’ contacts . Mohammed said genuine account holders were unable to use WhatsApp at least 12 hours after their accounts were hijacked . “ All the scam victims were asked to buy MyCard points cards for online games , ” he said . MyCard is a digital payment platform . Users can buy credit to spend on the platform from convenience stores across the city , Mohammed said . After getting passwords for the cards , scammers sold them online . Police said the age range of the victims was between 17 and 72 and losses went from a few hundred dollars to thousands . No arrests had been made . The Post reported in February that officers believed fraudsters from Taiwan were behind the scam because the points cards they requested were used for the Taiwanese versions of online games . Police advised residents to safeguard their personal data and verify the identity of those who contact them . If in doubt , people should call the Anti-Scam Helpline at 18222 . In the first three months of this year , there were 270 reports of deception through instant messaging platforms , accounting for HK $ 2.6 million in losses . That exceeds the figure for the whole of last year , when there were 266 cases , in which scammers bagged HK $ 2.1 million .

Flipkart has recently posted a story to make people aware of fake Flipkart websites . The e-commerce giant on its blog 'Flipkart stories ' said that people need to be beware of email , call , SMS , WhatsApp message or any social media message which claims to be Attack.Phishing offering unbelievable discounts and offers from Flipkart . Flipkart said : “ Be warned that these messages are not sent Attack.Phishing by official Flipkart channels , but by fraudsters and scammers who intend to deceive Attack.Phishing you . If you are not careful , you may be at the receiving end of fraud . Fraudsters intend to make a fast buck by misappropriating the familiar Attack.Phishing and trustworthy name of Flipkart . You are advised not to trust these fraudulent individuals or agencies with your money , or your personal and financial information . Always check with authentic and original Flipkart sources first. ” The content of the fake messages or calls sent Attack.Phishing by the fraudulent may include references to tempting deals , discounts and offers on Flipkart . The fake messages may closely resemble Attack.Phishing the Flipkart ’ s official logos , typefaces and brand colour while some may also contain the word ‘ Flipkart ’ in the URL . Then how can you catch them ? 1 ) Fake websites : The websites such as ‘ flipkart.dhamaka-offers.com , flipkart-bigbillion-sale.com ’ contain the name of the company in their URL . Such websites pretend to be Attack.Phishing associated with Flipkart by using similar-looking and similar-sounding names . However , they are not authorised by Flipkart . 2 ) WhatsApp , Facebook Messenger and/or other social messaging platforms : Fraudsters may try to send Attack.Phishing the customers messages via social messaging platforms and many have also reported the same . These imposters will ask for your personal details or will be asked to share these fraudulent messages with friends and family members to win prizes . Apart from these customers might also be offered products at ‘ unbelievable ’ prices such as a 32 GB pen drive for Rs 25 . Customers will be asked to make payments via online wallets , bank transfer or other means to avail free gifts . To this , Flipkart has directed the customers to not reply to these messages or click any of the links the fake messages contain without verifying it with the company . “ Flipkart has no connection with these fraudulent senders , and we have no control over any information that you share with them . Any details that you share with these fraudulent senders that impersonate Flipkart can compromise your personal and financial information . Payments once made to these accounts can not be retrieved or reversed , and you may be cheated of your hard-earned money , ” the e-commerce website said . 3 ) Fake Calls or SMS to customers : Sometimes , customers may also receive calls from an unknown number . The may speak in any language such as English , Hindi among others . The person might lure Attack.Phishing customers by offering free gifts or by saying that your mobile number has been selected via a lucky draw , etc . To avail these gifts , the imposter will ask you for your personal details and access to bank account numbers among other things . They may also lure Attack.Phishing you to a website appearing very similar to Flipkart or send Attack.Phishing you a fake fabricated certificate . They may also claim to be Attack.Phishing Flipkart employees or partners and may display fake identifiation as proof . “ It is easy to fabricate such documents in order to make you believe that they are genuine . You may also be asked to transfer money to certain digital wallets to claim prizes or gifts . Note that these accounts are not managed by Flipkart , but by fraudsters who want to cheat you , ” Flipkart said . 4 ) Phishing ( Fake Emails ) : Phishing Attack.Phishing is a fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames , passwords , and credit card details for malicious reasons by disguising as Attack.Phishing a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication . Phishing emails are sent Attack.Phishing by fraudsters . The emails may ask you to visit malicious links through which your personal and/or financial information can be obtained and be used without your consent to carry out fraudulent transactions . You may lose money , personal and sensitive information and your systems — desktop computers , laptops or mobile phones — can get potentially compromised by malware/viruses upon opening or clicking on links in such emails . 5 ) Online games/websites ( discount coupons/gift vouchers/offers/online games ) : Online scams of this type reach out to customers , asking them to play games such as ‘ spin the wheel , ’ which promise free gifts , cash prizes , and other tempting bait . The players are often asked to share the game with their contacts to be able to avail the prize , which , of course , never materializes . 6 ) From Marketplace Sellers : While you may have received an order placed on Flipkart , you may receive a pamphlet or inserts , asking you to make future purchases on some other online shopping site or portal to avail higher discounts . Similarly , sellers/callers posing as sellers may ask you to place an order directly with them and may ask for payment to be made directly . Often , they may ask you to cancel your Flipkart order . Once you agree to any such deal with these fraudulent sellers , Flipkart will not have any control over any information you might share with them . You are at risk of fraud if you accept such offers .