Kathmandu. The Hong Kong Insurance Authority (AI) has warned customers against the rise in fraudulent websites and emails.
The AI has issued a warning to customers to beware of such websites and emails. ‘These websites and emails are being used to trick customers into believing that they are from an official insurance company,’ the AI said. ‘We therefore urge you to be careful and ignore such websites and emails. They may try to defraud you by obtaining your personal and financial information.’
The AI has said that two fake websites are being used to deceive customers by claiming that they are the official platform of Hong Kong-based insurance company AIA International Limited (AIA). ‘A fake email ID has also been discovered,’ AI said, ‘through which a link is sent and upon clicking on that link, all the confidential information of the customer is obtained.’
Insurance company AIA has clarified that such websites and emails are not affiliated with its company. The company has urged any customer who has been a victim of fraud through such websites and emails to inform the company’s customer service center and file a complaint with the police.
Insurance regulator AI has instructed insurance companies to inform the Hong Kong Police about such insurance-related fraud incidents and investigate them. –Agency
