14 November 2018
The Insurance Authority (IA) today (14 November 2018) alerted the public to two fraudulent websites with domain names of “www.yongming198.com” and “m.eqxiu.com/s/Bjts6btX?from=message&isappinstalled=0”. The aforesaid websites purport to be the official website of an authorized insurer of Hong Kong, Sun Life Hong Kong Limited (Sun Life). Sun Life has confirmed that they have no connection with the fraudulent websites.
The case has been reported to the Hong Kong Police Force for further investigation. Anyone who has provided personal information to the websites or has conducted any insurance transactions through the websites should call Sun Life at 2103-8928 or 3183-1888, and report the case to the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau of the Police at 3660-7315.
Any company carrying on insurance business in or from Hong Kong must be authorized by the IA under the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41). The full list of authorized insurers in Hong Kong can be found on the Register of Insurers on the IA website.
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