Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited (“the Bank”) would like to alert all customers and the public that the Bank noticed a fraudulent call and the messages through the instant messaging application WhatsApp, which involved phone numbers “+852 3697-7761”, “+852 9372-1167”, “+852 5564-6453”, and “+852 6105-9566”. In these incidents, the culprits pretending to be staff members of the Bank and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (“ICBC”) contacted the customers and the public, and falsely claimed to assist them to handle mortgage application or insurance fees. The Bank would like to alert all customers and the public that the Bank and ICBC have no connection with the aforesaid phone call and messages, and also remind all customers and the public to stay vigilant and not to provide any personal data through such phone call and messages. Anyone who has provided personal information through such fraudulent phone calls and messages should report to the Hong Kong Police Force immediately for investigation. For the Bank’s press release, please click here.