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Money scams involving students / Alcohol addiction and labelling

2025-01-22

Money scams involving students / Alcohol addiction and labelling

2025-01-22
 On Wednesday's programme, we're about the recent spate of scams targeting students. A 22-year-old mainland student from the University of Hong Kong became the latest victim, after being cheated out of HK$1.8 million by fraudsters purporting to be from the Immigration Department.

This is not the first time that a mainland student falls prey to scammers. Just last week, an 18-year-old undergrad got cheated out of HK$9.2 million by fraudsters claiming to be mainland enforcement officers.


In response to these worrying developments, some universities announced that students would be required to complete anti-scam quizzes in a move to get them familiarized with the fraudsters’ techniques.


In a report released this week, the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre -- or HKCERT – warned against the “weaponization of AI”, as 2025 could see an increase in AI related attacks.


After 9:30, we discuss alcohol addiction, as the US surgeon general called for cancer warnings on bottles. How serious of a phenomenon is alcohol addiction here in Hong Kong?


9:05am-9:30am: Money scams involving students
9:05am-9:30am: Michael Gazeley, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Network Box Corporation
9:05am-9:30am: Joshua Chu, technology and cybersecurity lawyer
 
9:30am-10:00am: Alcohol addiction and labelling
9:30am-10:00am: Timothy Hoffman, Therapist at Hoffman Psychological Counselling
9:45am-10:00am: Aaron Lee, Family Doctor

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