The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     Caritas Medical Centre (CMC) today (November 24) reminds members of the public to stay alert to fraudulent calls.

     As informed by a member of the public, he received a call claimed to be calling from CMC yesterday (November 23). The call was in the form of pre-recorded messages requesting the recipient to provide personal information in order to collect a document. CMC has already reported the matter to the Police.

     CMC reiterates that hospital staff will contact patients by phone in person and provide relevant information to verify the identity of both parties. Members of the public are advised not to disclose personal information during unidentified phone calls and to report any suspected fraudulent calls to the Police.

Ends/Friday, November 24, 2023
Issued at HKT 18:26

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