Ainsley Barnes Investments / (Aynsley Barnes Investments)

This notice is issued by the Financial Supervision Commission (“the Commission”) in accordance with the powers conferred upon it under Section 22 of the Financial Supervision Act 1988.

Ainsley Barnes Investments

(Aynsley Barnes Investments)

The Financial Supervision Commission have been made aware of an entity styled Ainsley Barnes Investments / (Aynsley Barnes Investments) that has approached a major company seeking a copy of their most recent Annual Report. When asked where to send this document, they were advised to send via the facsimile number 09066 646397.

When enquiry was made as to the location of Ainsley Barnes Investments / (Aynsley Barnes Investments) the response was that it was in Isle of Man.

Ainsley Barnes Investments / (Aynsley Barnes Investments) is not a company incorporated within the jurisdiction of the Isle of Man. It is not registered as a foreign company having established a place of business on the Isle of Man. It is not registered as a business name on the Isle of Man.

The Commission have been unable to establish any genuine link between Ainsley Barnes Investments / (Aynsley Barnes Investments) and the Isle of Man.

Noting that the facsimile number provided is a Premium Rate number the Commission is concerned that responses to this number may be being used to perpetrate some form of “Premium Rate Phone Scam”.

The facsimile number provided is not an Isle of Man number.

The Commission would urge caution if similar enquiries are received from Ainsley Barnes Investments / (Aynsley Barnes Investments), in particular if requests are made to send documents via facsimile, bearing in mind the content of this public notice.

A warning regarding text, email and fax scams was issued by the United Kingdom Department of Trade and Industry on 11 November 2002. Their warning is available over the Internet at the following address: