Fraudulent website: www.sconlineservice.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.sconlineservice.com". The website looks similar to the
official website of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited.
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited has clarified that it
has no connection with the fraudulent website.

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited 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 Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
at 2886 8868 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
Thomas Chan, Senior Manager (Press), at 2878 1480

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
31 July 2006