Bank of East Asia Warns Against Fraudulent Website

​The Bank of East Asia (BEA) announced yesterday that it has issued a warning against a website https://hkbea.nresidents.co/online/, with which it has no affiliation.

The bank notes that anyone who has provided personal information or conducted any financial transactions through the website should immediately report the case to the Police for investigation, and call BEA’s Customer Service Hotline on (852) 2211 1333 for assistance.

Also, Customers should refrain from visiting the website and downloading any suspicious files from the it. And customers who are suspicious about the identity of a website at an address similar to the address of BEA’s homepage should call the bank’s Customer Service Hotline for verification.

Furthermore, BEA reminds its customers that they can access the Bank’s internet-based services safely and securely via the Bank’s homepage www.hkbea.com.

BEA has reported the above incidents to the Hong Kong Police and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and it will take any action deemed necessary and appropriate to protect its reputation and the interests of its customers and the general public.