Judiciary alerts public to phishing email

The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:

     The Judiciary today (August 15) called on the public to stay vigilant to a phishing email sent from the email account "HKCFA SECRETARIAT <hkcfa@hklawsoc.org.hk>". The email falsely claims that it was issued by the directive of the Court of Final Appeal, 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.