ALERT 2004-17 
OCC ALERT 
Subject: Unauthorized Banking 
Description:  Bank of NG, N.A.
Fictitious Internet Bank
Date: August 6, 2004                                     

TO:  Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks; All State
     Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the
     Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance
     Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy
     Comptrollers (districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers;
     District Counsel and Examining Personnel

RE:  Bank of NG, N.A.
     www.securelink.info

     The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has
     identified a Web site claiming to be associated with a
     national bank named Bank of NG, N.A.  Please be advised that
     neither the OCC nor any state banking authority has
     authorized the subject entity to operate as a bank.
     
     The Web site is being used to solicit applications for loans
     offered at low interest rates.  However, no contact or
     identifying information is provided on the Web site.
     Registration information indicates that the Web site is
     registered to an individual in Madrid, Spain, but the
     operator of the Web site is unknown to the OCC.
     
     Any information that you may have concerning this matter
     should be brought to the attention of :
               Mail: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
                     Enforcement & Compliance Division, MS 8-10
                     250 E Street, SW, Washington, DC   20219
                     Fax:     (202) 874-5301
               Internet: http://www.occ.treas.gov
               E-mail:   occalertresponses@occ.treas.gov
               
     


Brian C. McCormally
Director
Enforcement & Compliance Division