Beware of Phishing Emails “Purportedly” from Hong Kong Tourism Board

2023-12-19

Defrauding Tricks

Recently, scammers randomly sent phishing emails, purporting to be from the Hong Kong Tourism Board, with the address Hello Hong Kong <hellohk@hongkongtourismboard[.]net> to members of the public. They claimed that the recipients had won a round-trip air ticket to Tokyo in a lucky draw and asked them to reply to the email with their personal information (name, date of birth and mobile phone number) to collect the prize.

Our Advice

• The Hong Kong Tourism Board indicated that they did not have such an email address and had never held such a lucky draw;

• Do not log on to any websites or download any attachments by clicking on hyperlinks embedded in suspicious SMS emails, messages or web pages;

• Do not disclose your personal information, credit card details, 3-digit security code and one-time password;

• Enter suspicious phone numbers, web addresses or transferees’ account numbers on “Scameter” or “Scameter+”, the mobile app of “Scameter”, for security check in addition to seeking verification from official organisations;

• Remind your relatives and friends to stay vigilant against deception;

• If in doubt, please call the “Anti-Scam Helpline 18222” for enquiries.