Hong Kong police have launched an investigation following a surge in reports regarding suspicious credit card activity tied to Apple's latest iPhone pre-orders. The issue emerged shortly after the company opened online pre-orders for its new foldable device, the iPhone Duo, at 8:00 p.m. last Friday. Within hours, numerous users took to social media platforms to report that they had been charged for purchases they did not authorize, or that they had been hit with duplicate charges for the same order.

According to reports, the total value of the disputed transactions is estimated to be in the millions of Hong Kong dollars. While the investigation is in its early stages, the volume of complaints suggests a widespread technical or security issue occurring during the checkout process. Police have confirmed they are currently processing more than 100 individual reports from affected customers. At this time, it remains unclear whether the unauthorized charges are the result of a system glitch on Apple’s payment portal, a targeted cyberattack, or a third-party security breach involving the users' financial information. Apple has not yet released a formal statement regarding the specific cause of the transaction errors or how they intend to assist customers in recovering their funds.