Fraudulent website: www.ebeauk.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.ebeauk.com". The website is operated by an alleged
offshore bank, "The Bank of East Asia - London". The Bank of East
Asia, Limited (BEA), an authorized institution in Hong Kong which
operates a branch in London, has clarified that it has no
connection with the suspected 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:
Thomas Chan, Senior Manager (Press), at 2878 1480 or
Peggy Lo, Manager (Press), at 2878 1687

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
10 December 2007