Hong Kong Monetary Authority Warns Public About Impersonation Scam

The
Hong
Kong
Mortgage
Corporation
Limited
(HKMC)
has
issued
a
warning
to
the
public
regarding
an
impersonation
scam,
according
to
the
Hong
Kong
Monetary
Authority
(HKMA).
The
alert
comes
after
HKMC
received
numerous
inquiries
about
individuals
falsely
claiming
to
offer
personal
loans
under
the
100%
Personal
Loan
Guarantee
Scheme
(PLGS)
and
small
and
medium-sized
enterprise
(SME)
loans
under
the
SME
Financing
Guarantee
Scheme
(SFGS).

Impersonation
Tactics
and
Fraudulent
Website

Fraudsters
have
been
contacting
citizens,
posing
as
representatives
of
the
HKMC
Group,
which
includes
HKMC
and
its
subsidiaries.
The
scammers
are
also
operating
a
fraudulent
website,
https://noble_win_capital[.]com,
which
closely
mimics
the
official
HKMC
website.
The
genuine
web
address
for
HKMC
is

www.hkmc.com.hk.

HKMC’s
Official
Stance

The
HKMC
has
clarified
that
these
callers
are
not
affiliated
with
the
HKMC
Group.
Loans
under
the
SFGS
should
be
applied
for
through
banks
by
SMEs
in
need,
and
the
application
period
for
the
PLGS
ended
in
April
of
the
previous
year.
The
HKMC
Group
does
not
engage
in
cold
calling
to
offer
personal
loans,
SME
loans,
or
any
loan
application
services
to
the
public.

Public
Advisory

The
HKMC
Group
urges
the
public
to
stay
vigilant
against
suspicious
calls,
websites,
or
other
communications.
If
anyone
receives
a
suspicious
communication
purportedly
from
a
member
of
the
HKMC
Group,
they
are
advised
to
call
the
HKMC’s
general
line
at
2536
0000
or
HKMC
Annuity
Limited’s
Customer
Service
Hotline
at
2512
5000
for
verification.
Those
who
suspect
they
are
victims
of
fraudulent
acts
should
report
the
incident
to
the
police
immediately.

For
more
information,
you
can
visit
the

official
source.

The
Hong
Kong
Mortgage
Corporation
Limited
27
August
2024

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