Isle of Man’s Financial Services Commission has released a statement warning of ‘bogus’ emails falsely purporting to originate from individuals that are associated with Zurich Bank International Limited.
In a statement released on February 5, the Isle of Man FSC warned that emails and documents sent by individuals purporting to work from Zurich Bank International Limited are bogus, and should not be replied to.
The e-mails are looking for “an experienced business person/company that can profitably investment monies in excess of Ten Million British Pound Sterling outside Russia”.
"Under the circumstances the Commission feels that these emails are being issued to either tempt the recipient into becoming the victim of an Advance Fee Fraud or are an attempt at gaining personal data from the recipient in order to steal their identity," the FSC explained in a statement.
The aforementioned emails are purported to have been sent by a Jessica Ferguson, Company Secretary, Zurich Bank International Limited, 43-51 Athol Street, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM99 1ET, British Isles.
"The FSC has noted that there is a genuine entity by the name of Zurich Bank International Limited, which is licensed by the Commission, but is in no way connected or associated with the above bogus emails. The Commission can categorically state that the aforementioned emails have not originated from, nor have they been issued with the knowledge of the genuine employees Jessica Ferguson and Mark Waterhousem" the Commission's statement added.
The emails seen by the Commission give a telephone and a fax number, both of which are not genuine Isle of Man numbers.
"Under the circumstances the Commission would encourage people receiving emails matching the above description to refrain from responding to them in any way, and contact their local police fraud unit without delay if personal," the FSC advised.
The Commission has urged that any persons who have paid out funds in relation to the above emails or who have provided personal financial details in relation to the above emails should consider contacting their local police fraud unit without delay.
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