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Bank of China Fake Website Redirection

First published: 26th November 2015

The Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (BOCHK) has warned that the domain www.bankofchinagroup.com redirects to the genuine BOCHK website (http://www.bochk.com/) without authorisation. The case has been reported to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Hong Kong Police. Victims should contact the BOCHK at 3988 2388, and report to the Police or contact the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau of the Hong Kong Police Force at 2860 5012.

This is not the first time that a fake BOCHK domain has been redirected to the genuine BOCHK site. In August 2015, this newsletter reported redirection of www.bochkgroup.com. The HKMA reported that www.bochkgroup.com was "a fraudulent website".

The purpose of redirecting a copycat domain name to the genuine site is not clear. If the intent is fraudulent, some possibilities are:


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