Phone scams always appear!
A former district councillor recently received a call asking him whether he was vaccinated against the new crown pneumonia. It was similar to the call from the immigration department or the SF parcel scam that occurred earlier. Therefore, he immediately hung up the phone. The government recently announced the expansion of the "vaccine bubble", reminding the neighbours to beware of new variants of phone scams at the end of the year.
Former Southern District Councillor Chen Bingyang said that a message circulated in a WhatsApp group in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island. Some neighbours claimed to have received a call recently. The other party claimed to investigate whether the victim had been vaccinated against the new crown pneumonia. After pressing the button, the money in the PayMe and online bank accounts was transferred, but there was no detailed explanation of the technique and the process of being deceived.
As of this Sunday (3rd), the phone in Chen Bingyang’s home suddenly rang. When he answered the call, he found that it was a pre-recorded voice. The content was about investigating whether he had received the new coronary pneumonia vaccination. 2. The method is the same as the previous call from the Immigration Department or SF Express for parcel fraud, recording and then forwarding it to falsely claiming that the mainland officials defrauded money. He immediately hung up the phone.
He estimated that the government recently announced the expansion of the "vaccine bubble". People must receive at least one dose of vaccine before February 24 before they can enter restaurants, hotels, government agencies, and listed places. "Variations" of telephone fraud methods. The urgency of vaccination is used to induce citizens to provide ID numbers and other personal information to defraud victims of money. If citizens receive strange calls, they should not disclose their personal information or enter them based on phone recordings. Information, avoid incurring losses.
The Police Anti-Fraud Coordination Center issued a document at the end of November last year alleging that a citizen reported receiving a call with a caller ID of "+852 2125 2125" or "+800 2125 2125", posing as the Department of Health's vaccination program enquiry hotline 2125 2125, the call The pre-recorded voice call falsely claimed that the personal data recorded by the public during the first and second doses of the new crown vaccine were incorrect, and therefore the third dose was not received.
The call was later transferred to another scammer who pretended to be a Mainland law enforcement officer with the intent to defraud personal information such as name, Hong Kong identity card number and date of birth.
The police reminded that if an unfamiliar call with the prefix "+852" or "+800" is received, it means that the call is pretending to be a local call. It is probably a fraudulent call. If the Department of Health needs to contact the public, it will generally provide relevant information for verification. The identities of both parties, but will not require citizens to provide any sensitive personal information involving bank account information and passwords. If citizens receive calls from personnel claiming to be from the Department of Health and instruct them to hand over their personal information for different reasons to correct their records, do not ask Strangers disclose personal information, bank account information, online banking accounts and passwords, etc., and remind relatives and friends around them to beware of being deceived.
If in doubt, you should call the "Anti-fraud Hotline 18222" for enquiries.
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