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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has alerted people in Hong Kong to a suspected fraudulent website with the domain name "www.bchk.cn". The website looks similar to the official website of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (BOCHK).
BOCHK has clarified that it has no connection with the suspected fraudulent website and has reported the case to the Hong Kong Police Force for further investigation. Anyone who has provided his or her personal information to the website or has conducted any financial transactions through the website should contact BOCHK at 2332 3328 and any local Police Station or the Commercial Crime Bureau of the Hong Kong Police Force at 2860 5012.
For further enquiries, please contact Thomas Chan, Senior Manager (Press), at 2878 1480 or Hing-fung Wong, Officer (Press), at 2878 1802.
Ends/Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Issued at HKT 17:51
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