Fraudulent Bank Websites, Phishing E-mails and Similar Scams

API Detailed Documentation

API URL:

https://api.hkma.gov.hk/public/bank-svf-info/fraudulent-bank-scams?lang=en

Request Parameters (Mandatory)

Parameter Name	Description
lang	To input the language selected to output. Format: lang=(en\|tc) Example: lang=en

Output Fields (JSON)

Swagger Format

Name	Type	Description
issue_date	Date	Issue Date Date in ISO format yyyy-mm-dd, For example, 1997-01-01
alleged_name	String	Alleged Name
scam_type	String	Type of the Scam
pr_url	String	Hyperlink to the Press Release
fraud_website_address	String	Fraudulent Website Address

API Examples

Javascript Example

$.ajax({
url: 'https://api.hkma.gov.hk/public/bank-svf-info/fraudulent-bank-scams?lang=en&offset=0',
dataType:'json',
success:function(data){
alert('results found:'+ data.result.datasize)
}
});

Python Example

import urllib.request
url = 'https://api.hkma.gov.hk/public/bank-svf-info/fraudulent-bank-scams?lang=en&offset=0'
with urllib.request.urlopen (url) as req:
print (req.read())

How to use the APIs

To learn more, please visit API documentation.