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Even China's tech billionaires not safe from phone scams

(Xinhua) Updated: 2016-04-28 08:26

Even China's tech billionaires not safe from phone scams

CEO of Consumer Business Group of Chinese tech company Huawei, Richard Yu, addresses the audience to launch the Huawei P9 smartphone during a press conference at Battersea Evolution in London on April 6, 2016. [Photo/VCG]

"I suggest you switch to Huawei smartphones, and these scams won't bother you any more," said product manager Li Xiaolong from Huawei Technologies, one of Xiaomi's rival phone makers.

Phishing text messages and phone scams have long plagued Chinese smartphone users. They continue to swindle billions of yuan from victims every year.

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