Central Bank of Ireland

Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm – ExFinances / Finex Group Ltd 25 April 2023 Warning Notice Warning It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that a firm calling itself ExFinances / Finex Group Limited (United Kingdom) – formerly operating the website www.exfinances.com, has been operating as an investment firm / investment business firm in the State in the absence of appropriate authorisations. ExFinances has also been operating as an insurance / reinsurance firm in the State in the absence of appropriate authorisations. In this instance, the fraudulent entity cloned and impersonated a legitimate Central Bank authorised firm, in order to deceive customers. This unauthorised firm has cloned the details (name, address and company registration number) of a legitimate Central Bank authorised insurance firm. It has issued fake insurance documents to customers claiming that they come from the legitimate firm. It should be noted that there is no connection whatsoever between the Central Bank authorised firm and the unauthorised entity which has cloned its information.