Judiciary alerts public to phishing email

The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:

     The Judiciary today (May 10) called on the public to stay vigilant to a phishing email sent from the email account "HONG KONG JUDlClARY <gov.judiciary.hk@asia.com>". The email falsely claims that it was issued by order of the Hong Kong Judiciary and the Chief Judge of the High Court, and is suspected of containing a malicious link. The Judiciary has reported the case to the Police.

     Members of the public are reminded to stay alert to suspicious emails and refrain from opening them. Anyone who has provided personal information to the email sender or clicked the link in the email is advised to contact the Police immediately.