Fraudulent website: www.hev-kloten.ch/images/loginaccount/PIB.html

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public in Hong Kong to a fraudulent website with the domain name "www.hev-kloten.ch/images/loginaccount/PIB.html". The website looks similar to the official website of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited (ICBC (Asia)). ICBC (Asia) has clarified that it has no connection with the fraudulent website.

ICBC (Asia) 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 ICBC (Asia) at 2189 5588 and any local Police Station or the Commercial Crime Bureau of the Hong Kong Police Force at 2860 5012.

For further enquiries, please contact:
Ying-ying Cheng, Manager (Press), at 2878 1687 or
Hing-fung Wong, Officer (Press), at 2878 1802

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
10 October 2006