Bogus website conisbk.com

This notice is issued by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority (“the Authority”) in accordance with the powers conferred upon it under Section 30 of the Financial Services Act 2008.

www.conisbk.com(“the website”)

The Authority has become aware of the website stated above.  The website has cloned the genuine website of and purports to represent a genuine Isle of Man company, Conister Bank Limited and lists within its text, details of genuine Conister Bank Limited employees.

Potential victims are asked to transfer funds to a third-party account, with criminals likely to also hack into their victim’s accounts

The Authority wishes to draw attention to the following observations:

The Authority has failed to establish any association between the website and any genuine Isle of Man companies or businesses.

The genuine Conister Bank Limited, a licence holder of the Authority have no connection with the fraudulent website.  If you are concerned about who you are dealing with, check legitimate sources of information or the bank’s genuine website, www.conisterbank.co.im                

Under the circumstances, the Authority is concerned that any person who has accessed the website may potentially become the victim of fraud, or it may be an attempt at gaining personal data from the browser in order to steal their identity.

General advice on how to avoid becoming a victim of identity theft and advanced fee frauds can be found on the Action Fraud website at http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/ID and http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/fraud-az-advance-fee-fraud respectively.

Any persons who are already involved in any dealings with the website should consider notifying their local Police, bringing to their attention the contents of this notice.

Anyone with general concerns concerning any individual or company holding themselves out as conducting a regulated activity in or from the Isle of Man without the requisite licence should contact the Enforcement Division at the Authority on +44 1624 689311 or by e-mail to enforcement@iomfsa.im for advice.

Authority Reference:  NR/13/2024 – 11 December 2024