Fraudulent hotline purporting to be related to the HKMA (+852 3177 1572)

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members
of the public about a suspected fraudulent telephone hotline (+852
3177 1572), which purports to be an interactive voice response
system run by the HKMA.

The telephone hotline is not provided or approved by the HKMA.
The HKMA wishes to clarify that it is the banking regulator in Hong
Kong and does not provide any form of personal banking services.
The HKMA has already reported the case to the Hong Kong Police
Force for investigation. Anyone who has provided his or her
personal information to the suspected fraudulent telephone hotline
is advised to contact the Hong Kong Police Force.

For further enquiries, please contact:
Peggy Lo, Manager (Press), at 2878 1687 or
Hing-fung Wong, Officer (Press), at 2878 1802

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
14 January 2008