​The Transport Department (TD) today (August 8) alerted members of the public to fraudulent website addresses that pretend to be the Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme (PTFSS) (see the PTFSS website for details) and seek to deceive members of the public into providing their credit card account and personal information.

　　The TD clarifies that the fraudulent websites have no connection with the PTFSS and has referred the case to the Police for follow-up. The TD reiterates that members of the public are not required to provide credit card and personal information for collecting subsidies under the PTFSS. For details of the subsidy collection, please visit the PTFSS website.

　　Members of the public should stay alert when receiving any unidentified messages, and should not visit suspicious websites or disclose any personal information. Anyone who has provided his or her personal information to the websites concerned should contact the Police. Should users of Octopus and AlipayHK have any enquiries about the PTFSS, please call 2969 5500 (Octopus) and 3002 0905 (AlipayHK) respectively.

Ends/Friday, August 8, 2025
Issued at HKT 16:12

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