Website Alert – Fraudulent website related to Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the
public to a press release issued by Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd.
relating to a fraudulent website, which has been reported to the HKMA.
A hyperlink to the press release is available on the HKMA website.
The HKMA wishes to remind the public that banks will not send
SMS or emails with embedded hyperlinks which direct them to the banks’
websites to carry out transactions. They will not ask customers for
sensitive personal information, such as login passwords or One-Time
Password, by phone, email or SMS (including via embedded hyperlinks).
Anyone who has provided his or her personal information, or
who has conducted any financial transactions, through or in response
to the website concerned, should contact the bank using the contact
information provided in the press release, and report the matter to
the Police by contacting the Crime Wing Information Centre of the Hong
Kong Police Force at 2860 5012. Hong Kong Monetary Authority 14
January 2025