{"id":14311,"date":"2025-04-24T16:31:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T08:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sec.rakuten.com.hk\/press-release\/imposter-alert"},"modified":"2025-04-28T10:26:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T02:26:35","slug":"imposter-alert","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.sec.rakuten.com.hk\/en\/press-release\/imposter-alert","title":{"rendered":"\u3010IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT\u3011 IMPOSTER SCAMS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14311\" class=\"elementor elementor-14311 elementor-14309\" data-elementor-post-type=\"press-release\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c70074d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"c70074d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1b44b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e1b44b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>We have recently identified several potential cases of fraud involving individuals or entities misusing the name and logo of \u201cRakuten Securities\u201d or \u201cRakuten Hong Kong\u201d to conduct illegal fundraising activities. Rakuten Securities HK reminds customers not to make money deposit or transfers to suspicious emails, websites or callers, and not to provide any personal information to such persons. If you suspect that any company or personal information has been disclosed to a suspicious third party, or wish to verify whether a communication is genuinely from Rakuten Securities HK, please contact us at (852) 2119-0116.<\/p><p><strong>The official contact method of Rakuten Securities HK as below,<br \/>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.rakuten.com.hk\/en\">https:\/\/www.sec.rakuten.com.hk\/en<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0+852 2119 0116<br \/><strong>WhatsApp:<\/strong>\u00a0+852 6547 2442<br \/><strong>Email: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:info@sec.rakuten.com.hk\">info@sec.rakuten.com.hk<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c805508 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c805508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>About Rakuten Securities HK<\/strong><\/p><p><br \/>Rakuten Securities Hong Kong Limited (\u201cRakuten Securities HK\u201d) is a subsidiary of Rakuten Securities, Inc., which is one of the largest online brokers in Japan and a member of Rakuten group. Rakuten Securities HK has been trusted as a pioneer of forex trading in Hong Kong since 2003.<\/p><p>Rakuten Securities HK is licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong (CE no.: AIM232). Clients\u2019 funds are kept in segregated accounts of local licensed banks, separated with Company\u2019s funds. Rest assured that your funds will remain safe and secure regardless of the Company\u2019s financial stability.<\/p><p>Should you have any enquiries, please contact Rakuten Securities HK at (852) 2119-0116 or email to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@sec.rakuten.com.hk\">info@sec.rakuten.com.hk<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have recently identified several potential cases of fraud involving individuals or entities misusing the name and logo of \u201cRakuten Securities\u201d or \u201cRakuten Hong Kong\u201d to conduct illegal fundraising activities. 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