Even China's tech billionaires not safe from phone scams
(Xinhua) Updated: 2016-04-28 08:26
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Xiaomi's CEO Lei Jun accepts interview in Beijing, March 5, 2016. [Photo/IC] |
Today's cell phone scammers are so wily that even tech tycoons risk being taken in.
Lei Jun, the billionaire chairman and CEO of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, took to Chinese microblogging site Sina Weibo on Tuesday to complain that he was "almost tricked" by a phishing text message.
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