Administration Wing alerts public to fraudulent emails

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     The Administration Wing today (June 22) appealed to members of the public to stay alert to fraudulent emails on the honours and awards presentation ceremony purporting to be sent by "HK Protocol Secretariat" under the email account pdshk@express.com or by "HK Protocol Secretariat Division" under the email account pdshk@espncricinfo.com. A suspicious link is attached in the emails, inviting recipients to download a document.

     The Administration Wing's Protocol Divisionhas not sent the emails and a report has been made to the Police. Members of the public are reminded to note that the email addresses of the Administration Wing are under the domain name of "@cso.gov.hk", and award recipients will not be requested to click any links in the email correspondence. Members of the public should stay vigilant and do not open any suspicious email. Anyone who has clicked the link in the emails is strongly advised to contact the Police.

Ends/Thursday, June 22, 2023
Issued at HKT 17:15

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