Bank in Hong Kong warns customers about fake Web site

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Bank in Hong Kong warns customers about fake Web site

DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd. has warned its customers about a fraudulent Internet site operating under the bank's name, and officials said Thursday they were seeking help abroad to shut it down.

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DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd. has warned its customers about a fraudulent Internet site operating under the bank's name, and officials said Thursday they were seeking help abroad to shut it down.

The Web site, www.dbshk.net , uses the bank's logo and claims to be a subsidiary of Singapore-based DBS Group Holdings Ltd. It also asks customers to enter their bank account details. DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd., however, said in a statement that the Web site ``has no affiliation whatsoever with DBS Bank, nor the Group.''

Hong Kong's police were seeking helpfrom their foreign counterparts to shut down the bogus Web site,police spokeswoman Polly Ko said. She declined to give further details.

Ko said no customers have reported falling victim to the scam.The bank reminded customers to ensure they were connected to agenuine DBS Web site before typing in confidential data. It alsoasked customers to notify the bank if they had revealed theirdetails to the fake Web site.

A number of local banks and other financial institutions havebeen hit by Internet scams in recent months.

Early this month, banking giant HSBC Ltd. found a fraudulentInternet site bearing the bank's logo and offering personalservices. In September, a Web site claimed to offer offshore bankingservices under a name similar to the Bank of East Asia's formersubsidiary.

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