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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has alerted the public in Hong Kong to a fraudulent website with the domain name "www.icbcservice.com/eng/index.shtml.htm". The website looks similar to the official website of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited (ICBC (Asia)). ICBC (Asia) has clarified that it has no connection with the fraudulent website.
ICBC (Asia) has reported the case to the Hong Kong Police Force for further investigation. Anyone who has provided his or her personal information to the website or has conducted any financial transactions through the website should contact ICBC (Asia) at 2189 5588 and any local Police Station or the Commercial Crime Bureau of the Hong Kong Police Force at 2860 5012.
For further enquiries, please contact:
Sara Yip, Manager (Press), at 2878 8246 or
Hing-fung Wong, Officer (Press), at 2878 1802
Ends/Friday, February 2, 2007
Issued at HKT 18:15
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