Hong Kong's privacy watchdog issued a warning about a scam where fraudsters impersonate appliance retailers to offer fake compensation, with one victim losing US$2,170.

Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has warned of a new scam in which fraudsters impersonate an electrical appliance retailer to offer compensation or product replacements, with losses totalling HK$17,000 (US$2,170) in one case. A spokesman for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said on Thursday that it had received 24 complaints and seven inquiries in recent months related to such claims. All complainants were customers of the electrical appliance brand Built-in Pro. “Even if...