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Confidentiality is a key consideration in any commercial endeavour. To retain a competitive edge in the market, a business will often do its utmost to maintain the confidentiality of client information and business...more
A recent deepfake scam has rocked the financial landscape of Hong Kong, demonstrating the extreme lengths to which cybercriminals are willing to go to defraud unsuspecting victims. This sophisticated scheme, which saw...more
“Business Email Compromise Scams” or “BEC scams” typically target companies that conduct wire transfers with entities abroad. For example, a fraudster may use an email address that is very similar to that of a business’s...more
Wire fraud threats have been on the rise in recent years, with Hong Kong becoming a particularly attractive destination for fraudsters due to its status as a global financial hub. Criminals are using increasingly...more
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance in Edison Norge As v. BZZ Ltd [2021] HKCFI 135 has granted default judgment against email fraudsters whilst granting the declaratory relief applied for only in part. This decision...more
In a recent High Court decision, the court rejected the plaintiff's application for a declaration that the defendant (a first layer recipient) held the total amount of three transfers that were mistakenly made by the...more
Over the Lunar New Year period, we observed a spate of email wire frauds (or ‘business email scams’) which involve funds being wired internationally to bank accounts in Hong Kong. The amounts transferred vary from a few...more
Email wire fraud scammers continue to target local and international businesses with victims suffering millions of dollars of lost funds wired to Hong Kong bank accounts. In December 2016, the Hong Kong Legislative...more