Fraudulent website: www.icbcpconline.com

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.icbcpconline.com". The website looks similar to the official website of The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Hong Kong Branch has clarified that it has no connection with the fraudulent website.

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Hong Kong Branch 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 The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Hong Kong Branch at 2533 8888 and any local Police Station or the Commercial Crime Bureau of the Hong Kong Police Force at 2860 5012.

For further enquiries, please contact:
Jasmin Fung, Manager (Press), at 2878 8246 or
Hing-Fung Wong, Resource Co-ordinator, at 2878 1802

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
13 September 2005