Press Release

OCL reminds the public and customers to be alert of phishing email

(Hong Kong, September 4, 2023) Octopus Cards Limited (Octopus) reminds the public and customers of a case of phishing email with a link to an unauthorized website which requests customers to provide their personal information.

Below is the content of the phishing email:

Below are the senders of the phishing email:

• xksiki@uniwa[.]gr
• admin@careerride[.]com
• peterr@serenityoakswellness[.]com

Below are the unauthorized websites:

• hxxps://texasboomelite[.]com/g/cn
• hxxps://quitosaludable[.]gob[.]ec/oct_en.html
• hxxp://www[.]monre[.]gov[.]la/media/oen/
• hxxps://www[.]pamainfissi[.]com/soft/cn/
• hxxps://kipa[.]kebbistate[.]gov[.]ng/octopus_refund/banks/bank_cn
• hxxps://kipa[.]kebbistate[.]gov[.]ng/octopus_refund/banks/bank_en

Octopus hereby clarifies that Octopus is not the sender of these emails and has no connection whatsoever with the contents mentioned there-in.

We would like to remind the public to be alert to any email or message that contains an embedded hyperlink or a request to enter personal information. Customers should under no circumstances disclose their personal data to unsolicited senders.

If customers have any concerns or have provided personal information on the aforementioned email, please contact us at 2266 2222.

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