Bogus call alert issued

April 25, 2021

The Hospital Authority today appealed to the public to stay alert to fraudulent phone calls purporting to be made by the authority.

 

The fraudulent phone calls were in a pre-recorded format and instructed the called party to go for quarantine.

 

The authority stressed that it will not contact the public through pre-recorded phone calls for quarantine and will not solicit sensitive personal information in phone calls.

 

The authority has reported the matter to Police.

 

It reminded the public not to follow the caller's instructions if they receive suspected fraudulent calls and urged them to report the matter to Police.

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