The Housing Department today alerted the public to a fraudulent email purportedly issued by the department.
 
The department said that the email concerned showed the sender address heplan_no_reply@housingauthority.gov.hk, but it was not delivered by the department.
 
The department has recently been informed by a company that it had received an email displaying the sender address from a person who claimed to be a staff member of the department requesting for the financial information of the company. The email included suspicious hyperlinks and attachments.
 
The case has been reported to Police for further investigation.
 
Citizens are reminded to stay vigilant to suspicious emails and not to disclose any sensitive information, click any suspicious hyperlinks or download any attachments.