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26 Dec 2003 10:45
Singapore's DBS Bank warns of fake HK Web site
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong is trying to shut a Web site masquerading as an online banking service for Singapore's DBS Bank, the fourth bank to report a suspicious Web site in Hong Kong this month.
The sophisticated-looking site, at www.dbshk.net, sports the bank's name and logo and has spaces for users to input their account name and password.
DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd said it had no affiliation with the site, which was still accessible on Thursday afternoon. It did not say if any customer had reported losses because of the site, which has an address similar to DBS's www.dbs.com.
"DBS Bank has reported the fraudulent Web site to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the police, who are working with relevant authorities to shut down the fraudulent Web site," it said in a statement issued late on Wednesday.
The Monetary Authority, the local banking regulator, said in a separate statement the Web site was hosted overseas and it was liaising with the relevant authorities.
The Hong Kong arms of Bank of China, global banking giant HSBC Holdings Plc, and UK-based Schroders Plc reported suspicious Web sites earlier this month.
Singapore's DBS Bank warns of fake HK Web site
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong is trying to shut a Web site masquerading as an online banking service for Singapore's DBS Bank, the fourth bank to report a suspicious Web site in Hong Kong this month.
The sophisticated-looking site, at www.dbshk.net, sports the bank's name and logo and has spaces for users to input their account name and password.
DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd said it had no affiliation with the site, which was still accessible on Thursday afternoon. It did not say if any customer had reported losses because of the site, which has an address similar to DBS's www.dbs.com.
"DBS Bank has reported the fraudulent Web site to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the police, who are working with relevant authorities to shut down the fraudulent Web site," it said in a statement issued late on Wednesday.
The Monetary Authority, the local banking regulator, said in a separate statement the Web site was hosted overseas and it was liaising with the relevant authorities.
The Hong Kong arms of Bank of China, global banking giant HSBC Holdings Plc, and UK-based Schroders Plc reported suspicious Web sites earlier this month.
