July 24, 2021
Form Five students Chris Wan, Bevis Liu Jinbang and Henry Huang talk about the risks of an unsafe internet.
K. Y. Cheng
Henry Huang Qihao learned a lesson in Form One that he never forgot: beware of strangers you befriend online.
A gamer he met over the internet tricked him into sharing his game account and password, then locked him out and demanded a HK$500 (US$64) ransom.
Although he had more than HK$1,000 (S$175) worth of in-game purchases, Huang refused to pay up, but did not tell his parents or report to the police.
So when a girl he befriended on a social app in March this year began pestering him for money within a week, Huang, now 17, spotted trouble immediately.