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Written by: Fang Yimei
2020-09-22 15:18
Last update date: 2020-09-22 15:55
HSBC Holdings (HSBC, 0005) was caught in a turmoil after allegedly involved in a US$80 million Ponzi scheme (Ponzi scheme) case. US media reported on the 22nd that HSBC issued a memorandum requesting employees within a period , Immediately suspend posting to the bank’s social media accounts to avoid negative reactions.
Bloomberg reported on the 22nd that Tricia Weener, the marketing director of HSBC Global's commercial and investment banking division, sent a memo to employees on the 21st.
The article stated that HSBC will suspend posting on all social media accounts until 11 am UK time on the 22nd.
Weiner also wrote in the memo: "Under the current news reports, the company decided to immediately stop actively posting on social media (except for responding to customer inquiries about banking services) to avoid negative responses and opinions on the company's channels and content. ."
According to a report published on the 20th by the US online media BuzzFeed, between 1999 and 2017, some financial institutions were accused of handling suspicious transactions totaling US$2 trillion.
Among them, HSBC was alleged to have received a notice from the regulator in September 2013 that the authorities were investigating a Ponzi scheme related to its account, but continued to provide services for the relevant account.
Confidential documents allege that HSBC knows that the U.S. investigation of the Ponzi scheme still allows scammers to transfer large sums of money to Hong Kong accounts
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