HSBC conducts informative session for bank staff in Sri Lanka on financial scams

HSBC Sri Lanka and the Maldives CEO Mark Surgenor and Central Bank of Sri Lanka Financial Intelligence Unit Senior Assistant Director/Head of Intelligence Analysis Division 1 and 2 Dilan Siriwardana

With the increase of financial scams in recent years, creating awareness on scam typologies and understanding ways in which fraudsters operate are crucial to combat financial fraud. 

Recently, HSBC in collaboration with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka conducted an informative session for bank staff in Sri Lanka on financial scams prevalent in the country at the bank’s head office in Colombo.  
The session featured guest speaker Central Bank of Sri Lanka Financial Intelligence Unit Senior Assistant Director/Head of Intelligence Analysis Division 1 and 2 Dilan Siriwardana. 

During the session, participants were informed of common scams, the best practices for protecting personal information and important ways to avoid and detect such scams. The session also highlighted the responsibilities of both financial institutions and the public on the timeliness of reporting scams to local authorities.