People across Hong Kong should be on alert against scams after the jurisdiction’s monetary authority issued nine warning notices in just four days about fraudulent websites and emails purporting to come from banks.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) made the warnings between 14 and 17 August.
The special administrative region is no stranger to warnings about scams, with regular updates on the HKMA website flagging the issue.
However, the four-day period last week does appear to have an unusually high level of cautionary activity, with one bank in particular cropping up on several occasions.
Clients of the following institutions should be on alert:
- Bank of China (Hong Kong) – fraudulent website and phishing email (14 August)
- Chiyu Banking Corporation – phishing email (14 August)
- Bank of China (Hong Kong) – fraudulent website (14 August)
- Bank of China (Hong Kong) – fraudulent website and phishing email (16 August)
- Bank of Singapore – fraudulent websites (16 August)
- Wing Lung Bank – fraudulent website (16 August)
- Bank of China (Hong Kong) – fraudulent website and phishing email (17 August)
- OCBC Wing Hang Bank – fraudulent website (17 August)
- China CITIC Bank International – fraudulent website and phishing emails (17 August)
