The Inland Revenue Department has issued an alert on fraudulent emails purporting to be issued from the email account e_alert@ird.goy.hk or e_alert@ird.gov.hk, asking the recipient to claim a tax refund.
The emails provide a hyperlink to an unknown website, which may contain a computer virus.
The department said it has no connection with the emails and has reported the case to Police.
People are urged not to open suspicious emails.
