First published: 14th June 2013
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has warned the public that a website "http://www.cibgltd.com/cn/" is suspected to be fraudulent. The website looks similar to the official website of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (BOCHK) and China CITIC Bank International Limited (CNCBI) but those banks have confirmed they have no connection with the site. The site offered banking services under the name "China Citic Investment Bank Corporation", but that is not authorized under the Banking Ordinance.
The site was unavailable at the time of writing. The domain name cibgltd.com was registered by "242 Hosting Inc" in February 2012, but this also appears to be a fake. The company's address is the same as the London School of Economics, and UK companies are normally Limited, not Incorporated.
Anyone who has provided personal information to the website or conducted financial transactions through it should call Police on 2860 5012.