The Judiciary Police (PJ) warned members of the public in a statement yesterday of a fake “Macao Spending Rewards” lucky draw phishing SMS sent out by scammers, wherein victims’ information can be used for unauthorised transactions.
According to the statement, the Judiciary Police have recently discovered that scammers have been randomly sending out phishing messages to residents under the guise of “Macao Spending Rewards”, claiming that one can enter a “lucky draw” by opening an embedded link.
The statement pointed out that doing so leads to a fake “Macao Spending Rewards” website alleging that the recipient has “won a prize”. Personal and credit card information are then requested, which in turn are used for unauthorised transactions.
The Judiciary Police’s Anti-Fraud Coordination Centre warned members of the public not to click on unknown links embedded in any SMS message and to verify the information with official institutions. One should also verify a website’s authenticity when personal information, bank and credit card details are requested.
Those suspecting fraud can use the Judiciary Police’s “Anti-Fraud Programme” to check the scam risk index or call 8800 7777 or 993 for assistance.
This poster provided by the Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday warns members of the public of the “Macao Spending Rewards” lucky draw SMS scam.
