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Police receive over 100 reports about credit card charges for iPhone Duo pre-orders

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Lin, E. (2026, October 17). Police receive over 100 reports about credit card charges for iPhone Duo pre-orders. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371245/police-receive-over-100-reports-about-credit-card-charges-iphone-duo-pre-orders?utm_source=rss_feed

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Hong Kong police have received over 100 reports from credit card users who experienced unauthorized charges related to pre-orders for Apple's new iPhone Duo. The complaints emerged shortly after pre-orders began on Friday at 8pm local time. Some customers reported duplicate or unauthorised purchases, with the total amount involved exceeding a few million Hong Kong dollars and continuing to increase.

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As of Monday morning, Hong Kong police had received 130 reports of unauthorized credit card transactions related to pre-orders for Apple's new iPhone Duo, totaling HK$5 million (US$637,100). These complaints began shortly after Apple launched online pre-orders on Friday at 8pm. The cases were temporarily classified as “obtaining property by deception” and are being investigated by the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau. Over the weekend, the number of reported incidents increased significantly from over 100 to nearly 130, with some users experiencing duplicate or unauthorized purchases similar to issues that arose during the launch of the iPhone Pro 18 last month.

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Apple began its online pre-orders for its foldable iPhone Duo on Friday at 8pm, and complaints about suspicious transactions began to appear on social media overnight.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-17

2026-10-17 · South China Morning Post

Police receive over 100 reports about credit card charges for iPhone Duo pre-orders · mixed framing

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Police receive over 100 reports about credit card charges for iPhone Duo pre-orders Some credit card users claim duplicate or unauthorised purchases after similar problems emerged with launch of iPhone Pro 18 last month Hong Kong police have received more than 100 reports of unauthorised credit card transactions related to pre-orders of Apple’s latest iPhone model, the South China Morning Post has learned. uncertain

Post → receive → model

Apple began its online pre-orders for its foldable iPhone Duo on Friday at 8pm, and complaints about suspicious transactions began to appear on social media overnight. asserted

complaints → begin → media

Some credit card users claimed duplicate or unauthorised purchases of the new model. asserted

users → claim → model

A source said the transactions involved a few million Hong Kong dollars, but the amount was still rising. asserted

amount → say → dollars