IMPORTANT NOTICE ON INWARD TT FROM HSBC

DEAR VALUED CUSTOMER,BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA HAS RECENTLY ISSUED NEW RULES RELATING TO THE PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTERING THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM,WHICH ARE APPLICABLE TO ALL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.UNDER THESE RULES BANKS ARE REQUIRED TO INCLUDE IN THE WIRE TRANSFER MESSAGETHE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF THE REMITTER:-
( a) name
(b) account number
( c ) address
(but not P.O BOX ADDRESS ) (OR IN LIEU OF THE ADDRESS,NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION OR PASSPORT NUMBER OR DATE AND PLACE OF INCORPORATION/ REGISTRATION OR DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH).FURTHER THE RULES ALSO REQUIRE BANKS TO IMPLEMENT PROCEDURES AND CONTROLS TO IDENTIFY AND HANDLE INCOMING WIE TRANSFER MESSAGES THAT DO NOT INCLUDE THE ABOVE INFORMATION IN RELATION TO THE ORIGINATOR OF THE WIRE TRANSFER.TO THIS END WE WILL BE MONITORING INCOMING WIRE TRANSFER MESSAGES FOR THE NECESSARY INFORMATION.WHERE A MESSAGE IS FOUND TO BE INCOMPLETE WE WILL REQUEST THE REMITTING INSTITUTION TO SUPPLY THE MISSING INFORMATION BEFORE THE TRANSFER IS CREDITED TO OUR CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT.THIS WILL CAUSE DELAYS AND WHERE THE INFORMATION IS NOT PROVIDED COULD RESULT IN THE WIRE TRANSFER BEING REJECTED.PLEASE BEAR THIS IN MIND WHEN INSTRUCTING THIRD PARTIES TO TRANSFER FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNTS WITH US.THANK YOU YOURS SINCERELY,CUSTOMER SERVISE OFFICERONLINE@HSBC