The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) issued a statement last night urging members of the public to be wary of scam calls impersonating its staff.
The statement said that MGTO recently received reports from a number of residents from “neighbouring regions” who said that they had received phone calls from individuals claiming to be MGTO staff members. The callers, according to the statement, claimed that the recipients’ phone numbers had been used to send SMS messages related to assisting others to process travel documents.
Finding the calls suspicious, the statement said, the respective recipients immediately hung up and called MGTO on the matter, which confirmed to them that MGTO had never made such phone calls.
The statement said that MGTO has reported the incident to the Judiciary Police (PJ) and the Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) and is maintaining close communication with the city’s telecom operators to monitor the situation.
The statement said that if members of the public have doubts about the authenticity of a call pertaining to MGTO, they can call MGTO’s 24/7 hotline on 2833 3000. Alternatively, the statement said, they can also call the PJ anti-fraud enquiry hotline on 8800 7777 or crime-reporting hotline on 993 for assistance.
