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SMS phishing).

Several recent incidents of unauthorised trading resulted in financial losses borne

by unwary clients of LCs. The SFC suspects that, after deceiving clients into clicking

on hyperlinks embedded in mobile text messages and redirecting them to websites

resembling the LCs’, fraudsters intercepted clients’ user names, login passwords and

authentication data, thereby gaining access to the client accounts at LCs to conduct

unauthorised trading.

As set out in its latest circular issued today, the SFC expects LCs to adopt the

following measures, among others, in preventing and handling unauthorised trading

incidents:

(i) Help their clients to verify the identity of text message senders and to prevent

impersonation by fraudsters by signing up for the free SMS Sender Registration

Scheme;

(ii) Implement an effective monitoring and surveillance mechanism to detect

unauthorised access to its client’s accounts, and report suspicious transactions

promptly to the Joint Financial Intelligence Unit so that timely follow-up actions can

be taken; and

(iii) Raise clients’ awareness by stepping up client outreach and engagement

efforts, particularly if the LC has encountered unauthorised trading incidents or is on

notice that such incidents are occurring within the industry, including encouraging

them to make use of Scameter and the mobile application Scameter+.

“Our unwavering commitment to investor asset protection against all forms of

misconduct is critical to upholding the public’s confidence in the integrity of Hong

Kong as a leading international financial centre,” said Dr Eric Yip, the SFC’s

Executive Director of Intermediaries. “To this end, LCs, including brokers, are

expected to be proactive in protecting their clients by implementing robust and

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