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The government has warned the public about the latest scam in Hong Kong, in which scammers impersonating police officers send out WhatsApp messages telling recipients that they have been involved in criminal activities.
In a bulletin, the Anti-Deeption Coordinating Centre said
the messages may seem genuine because they might cite one’s personal
information, but “it does not necessarily mean that they are genuine law
enforcement officers.”
It added: “Scammers can obtain the personal information of
the public by unlawful means.”
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ADCC said this is how the scam works: “… scammers impersonating senior officers of the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) send WhatsApp messages with phone number +852 5687 4117 to members of the public, falsely claiming that they had been involved in illegal activities and asking them to make transfers to designated cryptocurrency accounts as ‘clearance fees’ to assist in investigation.
In the scams, photos of the HKPF’s senior officers
were fraudulently used as WhatsApp profile photos so as to gain the public’s
trust.”
But the police said such practices are not done by genuine law enforcement
officers. They “will not ask for your online banking password in investigation
of cases, or ask you to transfer money to designated bank accounts,” the government statement said.
“If anyone claims themselves as an officer of law
enforcement or government agencies and asks for your personal information and
assets under various pretexts, you should contact corresponding agencies to
verify their identities,” it added.
If in doubt, people can call the “Anti-Scam Helpline 18222”.
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