First published: 17th April 2015
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has warned about a fake Hang Seng Bank, Limited (HSB) email that directs customers to phishing URLs. The e-mail asks customers to follow a link and enter their internet banking username and password. The links used included http://www.sugra.com/hang/ssl-banking/en/index2.html, http://www.apptics.com/wp-content/hk/ and http://www.svc.cat/dd/ - all of which were unobatainable at the time of writing.
Victims should contact HSB at 2822 0203 and any local police station or the Cyber Security and Technology 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. In addition, banks are not expected to send e-mails asking their customers to provide their account information (e.g. Internet banking logon passwords) or verify their account information online. If in doubt, they should contact their banks.”