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| A copy of the fake 'annual pass' with QR code (from MTRC) |
The MTR Corporation has warned of a suspected scam involving offers of free MTR complimentary annual passes, saying the messages being sent out through social media did not come from them.
According to the MTR,
it has received reports of messages being sent out to various people on social
media, claiming that the company would be sending them free annual passes
through the post, and that the recipients should scan a QR code to activate
them.
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| DETALYE |
A copy of the
purported offer from MTR says, “Congratulations! You have won an MTR Annual
Pass" in both Chinese and English, with a QR code printed on the back of
it.
The MTR said that although
it has given away about 400 annual passes in two lucky draws recently, it has
not asked winners to scan a QR code to activate them, nor were they sent
through post.
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| PINDUTIN PARA SA DETALYE |
In January this year,
the MTR gave away 388 annual passes to some lucky app users in in a lucky draw
and in July, 26 more annual passes were also given away through lottery in
celebration of the 26th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong
Kong SAR.
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| Pindutin para sa detalye |
The MTR has filed a
complaint with the police over the apparent scam, and warned the public that
their personal information could be obtained by criminal syndicates if they
scanned the QR code on the fake annual passes as instructed.
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| Pindutin para sa detalye |
The Anti-Deception
Coordination Centre has warned the public not to open click or open any unknown
hyperlinks and attachments including those found in emails, instant messages,
SMS or QR codes.
Anyone who suspects they have been deceived into disclosing their personal details should report to the police immediately.
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| PADALA NA! |
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