The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced in a joint statement with Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) yesterday that the latter’s interbank transfer system “Easy Transfer” has been linked up with the former’s “Anti-Scam Programme”.
According to the statement, in order to strengthen the prevention of telecom and online fraud, the two authorities have integrated the database of the “Anti-Fraud Programme” with the “Easy Transfer” system.
The statement pointed out that when the “Easy Transfer” system is being used to carry out an instant interbank transfer, financial institutions will automatically check whether the recipient’s account is on the list of accounts suspected of being involved in fraud, adding that if a match is confirmed, a risk alert message will immediately pop up on the screen, reminding users to carefully assess the situation and avoid falling victim to scams.
In the first phase, the statement said, a total of 11 local banks and a local e-payment institution have joined the initiative.
Both entities said that they will continue to monitor the effectiveness of the measure and optimise it. This will include expanding coverage to more financial institutions and transaction scenarios, with the goal of comprehensively strengthening the safeguards for their users’ financial security.
This handout poster jointly released by the Judiciary Police (PJ) and the Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) yesterday shows the local interbank transfer system “Easy Transfer” now linked up with the PJ’s “‘Anti-Scam Programme”.
