Scam alert: fraudsters pose as HKMA to part Hongkongers from their money via deceptive WhatsApp messages

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“These messages and documents demand money transfers to pay charges or taxes in order to recover frozen assets or payments made to fraudsters,” HKMA said.
The city’s de facto central bank said on Thursday said it had contacted the police after some members of the public reported receiving messages via WhatsApp that purported to be issued by the authority.
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