11 November 2024
The Insurance Authority (IA) today (11 November 2024) wishes to alert members of the public in Hong Kong to a fraudulent Facebook page with the domain name of “https[:]//www[.]facebook[.]com/dajiajianling” and a fraudulent website with the domain name of “https[:]//sites[.]google[.]com/view/liveyoungapp”. The aforesaid fraudulent Facebook page and website purport to be the official page and website of a reward program "Live Young" of an authorized insurer of Hong Kong, BOC Group Life Assurance Company Limited (BOC Life). BOC Life has confirmed that it has no connection with the fraudulent page and website.
The case has been reported to the Hong Kong Police Force for further investigation. Anyone who has provided personal information to the aforesaid page and website or has conducted any transactions through them should contact BOC Life’s Customer Service Hotline at 2860-0688, “Live Young” Member Hotline at 2862-9811, or “Live Young” WhatsApp technical support service at 5501-8400 and report the case to the Hong Kong Police Force.
Any company carrying on insurance business in or from Hong Kong must be authorized by the IA under the Insurance Ordinance (Cap. 41). The full list of authorized insurers in Hong Kong can be found on the Register of Insurers on the IA website.
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