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So called 'HKIC Group' Website hi-resFirst published: 05th February 2015
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has warned that the so-called "HKIC Group" running the website http://www.hkicgroup.com is not, despite its claims, regulated by the HKMA or authorised to operate as a bank under the Banking Ordinance and it does not have the approval to establish a local representative office. The HKMA provides a list of authorised institutions on its website.
The Hong Kong Police are investigating and anyone who has provided personal information to the website, or used it for any financial transaction should contact any local Police Station or the Commercial Crime Bureau at 2860 5012.
The domain of the website, hkicgroup.com is registered to Danian Wallis with a real residential address in Swanley, UK, and the name and location match an IT consultant registered on LinkedIn. Whether he was involved in the creation of the site, and, if he was, whether he knew the claim of regulation by the HKMA was false, is unknown. IT practitioners should make sure they understand who they are working for, for their own protection.
