Fraudulent website: www.ub-cn.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.ub-cn.net". The website looks similar to the official
website of Bank of Communications, Hong Kong Branch (Bank of
Communications). Bank of Communications has clarified that it has
no connection with the fraudulent website.

Bank of Communications 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 Bank of
Communications at 2269 9699 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
22 February 2006