@Pepe @Jasmy-MGT @lunc @Àża 1 Hong Kong SFC Blacklists Fake Crypto Exchange Websites
Hong Kong’s financial regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), has identified and blocked a set of fake websites impersonating major local cryptocurrency exchanges.
On March 4, the SFC issued an official warning against multiple suspicious websites impersonating two licensed crypto trading platforms. The online perpetrators created several fake domains impersonating two licensed exchanges in Hong Kong, including OSL Digital Securities and Hash Blockchain Limited, also known as HashKey.
According to the announcement, the SFC blocked a total of six websites, including hskexpro.com, hskex.com, hskexs.com, hskexit.com, oslexu.com and oslint.com. The measures followed reports on fund withdrawal difficulties and high fees and commissions for withdrawals.
At the SFC’s request, the Hong Kong Police Force has taken steps to block access to the relevant websites.
The websites are listed on the SFC’s official crypto alert list alongside other fake websites impersonating other crypto exchanges like MEXC. The SFC previously blacklisted eight domains impersonating MEXC on Feb. 9.
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