Phishing SMS messages purportedly from SFHK

2021-08-31

Recently, members of the public have received phishing SMS messages purporting to be from SF Express (Hong Kong) Limited (SFHK), which claim that the recipients’ parcels are undeliverable and lure them into clicking on the embedded links. Once clicked, members of the public are taken to a fraudulent SFHK website where they are asked to provide their personal information or credit card details.

• Do not connect to any suspicious websites via hyperlinks embedded in SMS messages;
• Do not click on any links or open any attachments embedded in suspicious SMS messages;
• Do not input credit card details or security codes to unknown applications or websites;
• SFHK states that it would never ask for sensitive personal information, such as identity document numbers, bank account numbers and PIN codes or credit card numbers through phone calls, emails, SMS messages or hyperlinks. Members of the public may check out the notice on the SFHK website , or contact its service hotline at (852) 2730 0273 (Hong Kong) or (853) 2873 7373 (Macau) for enquiries.
• Remind your relatives and friends to stay vigilant against deception;
• If in doubt, please call the “Anti-Scam Helpline 18222” for enquiries.