23 September 2019
The Insurance Authority (IA) today (23 September 2019) alerted the public to a fraudulent website with the domain name of “http://www.zzgeter888.com/”. The aforesaid website purports to be the official website of an authorized insurer of Hong Kong, Bowtie Life Insurance Company Limited (Bowtie). Bowtie has confirmed that it has no connection with the fraudulent website.
The case has been reported to the Hong Kong Police Force for further investigation. Anyone who has provided personal information to the website or has conducted any insurance transactions through the website should call Bowtie at 3008-8123, and report the case to the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau of the Police at 2860-2929.
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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