Website and Internet Banking Login Screen Alert – Fraudulent websites and internet banking login screens related to DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the
public to a press release issued by DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
relating to fraudulent websites and internet banking login screens,
which have 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 websites or
login screens 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