First published: 17th April 2013
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has warned the public about an e-mail purporting to be sent from Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (SCBHK). The e-mail links to a fraudulent website that redirects to another domain where users are asked to enter their SCBHK Internet banking username and password.
SCBHK has said that it has not sent these e-mails to its customers, it has no connection with the fraudulent website and it does not have a policy of sending e-mails asking its customers to provide their passwords or verify their account information online.
At the time of writing, the redirection domain olecram.name has been disabled, and the destination webpage has been replaced with an account suspension notice.
The case has been reported to the Police. Anyone who has entered personal information or conducted transactions on the fraudulent website should contact SCBHK at 2886 8868 and any local police station or the Commercial Crime Bureau of the Hong Kong Police Force at 2860 5012.
An HKMA spokesperson advised, “Members of the public are reminded not to access their Internet banking accounts through hyperlinks embedded in e-mails, Internet search engines or suspicious pop-up windows. Instead, they should access their Internet banking accounts by typing the website addresses at the address bar of the browser, or by bookmarking the genuine website and using that for access. If in doubt, they should contact their banks,”