Statement from Bank of Shanghai (Hong Kong) Limited
Fraudulent Scams Impersonating Bank Staff
It has come to our Bank’s attention that swindlers are making scam contacts with members of the public in the Mainland China by impersonating our bank staff, and trying to fabricate opportunities for business cooperation. The swindlers even forged instruments pretending to be issued by our Bank containing our bank name, logo, registered office address and falsified department and e-mail address. Please stay alert!
Our Advice
1. Our Bank have NOT established any investment banking department. Any such department representing itself as belonging to our Bank is false and fraudulent, any alleged activities are in no way related to or carried out by our Bank.
2. Our Bank shall hold the fraudsters liable by pursuing all lawful means in the event of any economic losses sustained by our Bank or damage to the reputation of our Bank as a result of the fraudulent activities mentioned above.
3. Please be alert in disclosing any of your company and personal information to any persons who claim to be our bank staff. You are reminded to protect your sensitive personal information at all times. Where you receive any suspicious communications or messages, and are suspicious about the identity of our Bank representatives, you should request for the contact numbers and information of the persons, and check and verify with our Bank immediately. If you are victims of such fraudulent scams, please report these scams to the local law enforcement authorities immediately.
Our Bank strongly recommend that members of the public and our Bank’s business partners be more alert to the fraudulent scams as described above and exercise extreme caution in respect of any business opportunities solicited purportedly in the name of our Bank.
If in doubt, please contact us at (+852) 3121 8222.
Bank of Shanghai (Hong Kong) Limited
31 December 2020