15 Mar 2023 Bogus SMS Purportedly from HKMA The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) received public enquiries about SMS purportedly from HKMA staff to follow up on matters relating to bank accounts and fund transfers. We would like to remind the public that the HKMA staff will not contact the […]
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OFAC added the following entities: BUSHEHR PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY (a.k.a. “BUPC”), No. 7, 3rd and 4th Floor, Sattarkhan St., Habib Elah St., Metolian Blvd., Tehran 1455693916, Iran; Pars Energy Special Economic Zone, Petrochemical Complexes Phase II, Asalouye, Bushehr 7511811374, Iran; Asli Neighborhood, Asli Road Street, Nakhl Taqi’s 15 Kilometer Road, Number […]
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Guidance Reporting scams pretending to be from Companies House What to do if you think you’ve spotted a scam pretending to be from Companies House, and examples of scam emails, letters and telephone calls.From:Companies House Published23 December 2020Last updated7 December 2022 — See all updatesGet emails about this page Contents Many people […]
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17 Nov 2022 Fraudulent website purporting to be HKMA’s official website: hxxps://hkma-gov[.]com/ The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) would like to alert members of the public to a fraudulent website with the domain name hxxps://hkma-gov[.]com/. The public should be aware that the website has no relationship with the HKMA. The […]
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FTC Proposes New Rule to Combat Government and Business Impersonation Scams Proposed Action Would Give Agency Stronger Tools to Fight Scammers, Return Money to Consumers Harmed by Impersonators September 15, 2022 The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a rule to fight government and business impersonation scams—a perennial scourge that has cost consumers hundreds […]
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Fake FCA emails, websites, letters and phone calls First published: 02/04/2016 Last updated: 05/07/2022 See all updates Find out about some of the common ways scammers may contact you claiming to be from the FCA. If you get an email, letter or phone call from someone claiming to work for us, it’s important you […]
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Trends and Typologies of EFE and Associated Payments EFE schemes generally involve either theft or scams. Perpetrators of elder theft are often known and trusted persons of older adults, while scams, which can disproportionally affect older adults, frequently involve fraudsters, often located outside of the United States, with no known […]
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News story New internet phishing alert New emails and letters appearing to be from employees of the Government Legal Department/Bona Vacantia Division are in circulationFrom:Bona Vacantia and Government Legal DepartmentPublished8 August 2016Last updated13 May 2022 — See all updates Internet phishing alert We are currently aware of emails being sent from bogus email […]
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