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The call was made to the general public by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Thursday (12th of October, 2023) warning about the suspicious links sent to WhatsApp and other platforms.
HKMA stated that fraud-related banking complaints are increasing in the City. It was said by the body that 954 complaints were recorded in the first nine months of this year which happened to be 70 per cent more than the total figure for last year.
The authority’s deputy chief executive, Arthur Yuen, said people should exercise utmost caution before clicking on hyperlinks.
The HKMA deputy chief executive Authur Yuen said “In the past month or so, we are beginning to receive complaints about those WhatsApp messages. People hacking someone’s phone and then sending out messages on those instant messaging platforms, pretending to be friends."
“If somebody asks you to push a link, be very careful even if that person holds out to be your friend.”
It was also stated that a new FPS alert mechanism would be launched to warn users of suspicious proxy IDs. It will detect if it is a "high risk" on the police's search engine "Scameter".
"The data have to get into Scameter in the first place. There will always be a bit of time lag, between the time something happened, and then it's reflected in the Scameter's red alert level… this would not be a completely foolproof standalone measure," Yuen said.
Moreover, it was said that this fraud detective mechanism will be extended to over 40 banks and stored value facilities licensees. The system is expected to be launched in the next one or two months.
香港金融管理局對 WhatsApp 和其他平台上的可疑連結發出警
香港金融管理局（HKMA）於週四（2023 年 10 月 12 日）向公眾發出此電話，警告發送至 WhatsApp 和其他平台的可疑連結。
金管局表示，該市與詐欺相關的銀行投訴正在增加。 該機構表示，今年前9個月共收到954起投訴，比去年的總數增加了70%。
該機構副行政長官袁國強表示，人們在點擊超連結前應格外小心。
金管局副總裁袁國強表示：「在過去一個月左右的時間裡，我們開始收到 WhatsApp 訊息的投訴。 人們侵入某人的手機，然後在這些即時通訊平台上發送訊息，假裝是朋友。”
“如果有人要求你推送鏈接，即使那個人堅持是你的朋友，也要非常小心。”
據稱，將會推出新的FPS警報機制，以警告用戶可疑的代理ID。 它將在警方的搜尋引擎「Scameter」上偵測是否屬於「高風險」。
「數據首先必須進入 Scameter。在事情發生的時間和隨後反映在 Scameter 的紅色警報級別之間總會有一點時間滯後……這不會是一個完全萬無一失的獨立措施， 」袁說。
此外，據稱這種詐欺偵查機制將擴展到40多家銀行和儲值設施持牌人。 該系統預計將在未來一兩個月內上線。
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