The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued a scam alert highlighting bank press releases on fraudulent websites, fake internet banking login screens, phishing emails and other scams reported to the HKMA, involving six banks. The banks named are The Bank of East Asia, Limited; Shanghai Commercial Bank Limited; Chong Hing Bank Limited; China CITIC Bank International Limited; The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited; and Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. The reported scams include fraudulent websites and internet banking login screens for five of the banks, and a fraudulent website for Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. The HKMA reiterated that banks will not send SMS or emails with embedded hyperlinks directing customers to bank websites to carry out transactions, and will not request sensitive information such as login passwords or one-time passwords by phone, email or SMS.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority 2025-08-20
Hong Kong Monetary Authority alerts the public to fraudulent bank websites and phishing scams targeting customers of six banks
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued a scam alert regarding fraudulent websites, fake internet banking login screens, and phishing emails involving six banks, including The Bank of East Asia and HSBC. The alert emphasizes that banks will not send SMS or emails with embedded hyperlinks for transactions or request sensitive information like passwords via phone, email, or SMS.