The Treasury informs public to deceptive e-mails
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The Treasury today (September 2) informed members of the general public to deceptive e-mails supposedly provided by the Treasury. The e-mails revealed a sender address similar to the Treasury’s e-mail address (pa@try.gov.hk) utilized to provide remittance suggestions, the e-mails were not sent out by the Treasury. The e-mails look for to acquire receivers’ login qualifications by welcoming them to open an accessory, which was stated to be a remittance guidance provided by the Treasury.
The Treasury has no connection with the e-mails and has actually reported the case to the Police for additional examination.
The Treasury advised members of the general public not to open suspicious e-mails and accessories offered in such e-mails. The Treasury will not send out e-mails to the general public to gather their login qualifications.