More cheated by scammers in first half of this year
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Scams involving e-commerce, loans, credit-for-sex and Internet love were the most common, according to mid-year crime statistics released by the police.
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More people were duped by scammers in the first half of this year, compared with the same period last year.
Scams involving e-commerce, loans, credit-for-sex and Internet love were the most common, according to mid-year crime statistics released by the police yesterday.
In particular, the number of loan scams and credit-for-sex scams and the total monies lost by victims more than doubled.
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