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Mar 28, 2024 · Recently, fraudsters have been abusing the name, images, and logos of Hong Kong Airlines to send deceptive emails and create websites to lure targets to reveal personal information.
Feb 7, 2016 · The primary type of free ticket fraud is the "sweepstakes scam," which is intended to lure victims into completing numerous surveys, disclosing a good deal of personal information, and then...
Dec 19, 2023 · Recently, scammers randomly sent phishing emails, purporting to be from the Hong Kong Tourism Board, with the address Hello Hong Kong <hellohk@hongkongtourismboard[.]net> to members of the public. They claimed that the recipients had won a round-trip air ticket to Tokyo in a lucky draw and asked them to reply to the email with their personal ...
Sep 4, 2018 · If you receive an email saying that you’ve won free airline tickets, don’t fall for it. It’s likely an elaborate scam. A new email phishing scheme is causing people to click on a link that promises free airfare, according to security researchers.
Nov 9, 2023 · If you think you’ve been the victim of an airline ticket scam, freeze your credit with all three bureaus — Experian, TransUnion, and Equifax — to prevent scammers from ruining your credit. Contact your bank, and check your statements.
The perpetrators of this particular con take advantage of bargain seekers willing to believe in too-good-to-be-true airfares found online. But unfortunately, the victims end up paying a lot more—and get precisely zilch. Here's how to spot the grift and evade the grifters.
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Oct 3, 2023 · Hong Kong residents began getting 80,000 free airline tickets from July 2023. Three city-based airlines have been giving away tickets to SAR residents to travel from Hong Kong to various destinations across Asia.