Explainer | Hong Kong police’s HK$3 million Scameter raffle: how to participate and what you can win
The Post breaks down this unprecedented publicity drive by police and what sweeteners are available for participants
Hong Kong police have announced a plan to launch a raffle on October 1 to boost public awareness of scams amid the growing trend of fraud cases in the city.
Through the raffle, the force aims to boost downloads of its anti-scam app, Scameter, which helps users identify suspicious web links, mobile numbers and bank accounts.
The Post breaks down the move by authorities and what sweeteners worth HK$3 million (US$385,500) are available for participants.
1. What is Scameter?
Scameter is a search engine platform for users to identify frauds and online pitfalls.
Users can access Scameter through the app or website and use the search bar to check suspicious web links, phone numbers and bank accounts against the police’s database.
They may also flag the potentially harmful links to the force via the app.
A system walk-through by the Post found that users may also activate the automatic call alert and website detection functions. But the app would have to access call and virtual private network, or VPN, settings on the device to perform these functions.
