Fraudulent website: www.boeauk.info

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.boeauk.info". The website looks similar to the official
website of The Bank of East Asia, Limited (BEA). BEA has clarified
that it has no connection with the fraudulent website.

BEA 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 BEA at 3608 2518
and any local Police Station or the Commercial Crime Bureau of the
Hong Kong Police Force at 2860 5012.

For further enquiries, please contact:
Peggy Lo, Manager (Press), at 2878 1687 or
Thomas Chan, Senior Manager (Press), at 2878 1480

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
25 May 2007