Don't fall for finance firm con, says regulator

Saturday, 19 April 2025 10:55

The Island's financial regulator is warning about a bogus website which impersonates a real Manx business.

The Financial Service Authority says the site is pretending to be the real Fairbairn Private Bank site.

It's the second time this year the company has been targeted by fraudsters hoping to fool people into handing over login details and personal information.

The FSA says the would-be conmen are also emailing people purporting to be from the site - its advice is to ignore them and make sure you're on the correct website before handing over any information.

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