Recent Phishing Attacks

There is a significant number of phishing emails and bogus websites found in Hong Kong. The followings are press releases and sample emails/bogus websites of attacks:

• 13 Aug 2010 - Fraudulent website: www.網上銀行.biz (press release)
• 26 Jul 2010 - Fraudulent website: www.hangsengfinancial.com (press release)
• 22 Jul 2010 - Fraudulent website: www.dah-sing.net and dah-sing.net (press release)
• 29 Jun 2010 - Fraudulent website: www.hkboc.net (press release)
• 3 Jun 2010 - Fraudulent email purporting to be related to Shanghai Commercial Bank Limited (press release)
• 2 Jun 2010 - Fraudulent email purporting to be related to the Bank of East Asia, Limited (press release)
• 25 May 2010 - Fraudulent email purporting to be related to Public Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (press release)
• 27 Apr 2010 - Suspected ATM Fraud Cases (press release)
• 23 Apr 2010 - Fraudulent website: www.bocnttgz.com (press release)
• 12 Feb 2010 - Fraudulent website: www.hkboc.net (with sample)
• 5 Jan 2010 - Fraudulent website: www.llchbanhk.com (press release)
• 16 Dec 2009 - CLP Power Hong Kong Limited (CLP) - Fake Email (press release)
• 4 Nov 2009 - Fraudulent website: www.bocfinance.cn (press release)
• 14 Sep 2009 - Fraudulent website: http://tracker.deton.net.ua/cnstats/lang/index_p.php (press release)
• 28 Aug 2009 - Website: http://www.foreignfinancial-hk.com (with sample)
• 11 Aug 2009 - Fraudulent email purporting to be related to the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (press release)
• 9 Jul 2009 - Fraudulent website: http://standardchartered-online.org (press release)
• 17 Jun 2009 - Fraudulent website: www. hk-beauk.com (with sample)
• 12 Jun 2009 - Fraudulent website: www.overseapost.com (with sample)
• 25 May 2009 - Hotmail – Fake Email (with sample)
• 12 May 2009 - Sony Ericsson - Hoax Email (with sample)
• 4 May 2009 - Fraudulent website: www.asiafinancialhouse.com (press release)
• 23 Apr 2009 - Fraudulent website: www.bocfinances.com (press release)
• 9 Apr 2009 - Fraudulent website: www.remittancefund.cn (press release)
• 2 Apr 2009 - Fraudulent website: www.bathsbch.com/index.htm (press release)
• 20 Mar 2009 - Fraudulent websites: www.bankofchina.hk.tc and ankofchinaa.freehostia.com (press release)
• 6 Mar 2009 - Fraudulent website: www.telexboc.com (press release)
• 17 Feb 2009 - HSBC - Fake Email (with sample)
• 14 Feb 2009 - HSBC - Fake Email (with sample)

(Press releases on phishing attacks published by HKMA)

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