Fraudulent website: www.banochi.net

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.banochi.net". The website looks similar to the official
website of Bank of China Limited.

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 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
Kevin Ip, Manager (Press), at 2878 1687

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
25 February 2005