MFSA Warnings


MAY 31, 2005
Once again, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) would like draw the attention of the general public that no person may offer to provide financial services of any type unless that person is duly authorised by the Authority. Last year (in July 2004), the MFSA issued a public warning about ...
OCTOBER 12, 2004
In these last few days, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has received a number of reports from the general public regarding what appears to be a new wave of spam emails which seem to originate from international financial entities such as bank or credit card companies. These emails urge ...
JULY 30, 2004
The MFSA would like to alert the public that it has received information that a guarantee purportedly issued by an Austrian bank may have been forged and has been circulated in various banks outside Malta, including Austria, Italy, Hungary and Poland, for fraudulent business activities. The MFSA has ...
JULY 30, 2004
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) reminds the public that only licensed persons and institutions are authorised to provide financial services and give investment advice. A list of licensed entities can be viewed on the MFSA website at www.mfsa.mt. The public can also verify whether a per ...
FEBRUARY 11, 2004
The MFSA and the Registrar of Companies wish to warn the public that they have information that several Italian investors have been having contacts and dealings with an ARGO TRUST LIMITED, a company supposedly set up in Malta. There are indications that Italian investors have been solicited and enco ...
OCTOBER 22, 2003
In recent weeks, there has been an increase in the number of advertisements in the local media promoting financial products and services. Some of these adverts have portrayed “headline” benefits, some of which guaranteeing returns of up to 5 or 6% whilst stating that capital is also guaranteed i ...
JUNE 30, 2003
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) warns the public against the activities of the company Drexel Asset Management (Drexel) which has been approaching Maltese consumers through unsolicited or cold calls to invest money in foreign securities without the necessary authorisation. It would app ...
JUNE 13, 2003
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) warns the public against the activities of the company GRAVES, STANLEY & PEABODY LIMITED (GSP) which appears to have an office at: East Hill Street, P.O. Box N-10214, Nassau Bahamas. The company also purports to have other offices in Belize, British ...
MAY 21, 2003
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) warns the public against the activities of the companies WILLMONT PARTNERS S.L. and AINSLEY CONSULTING S.L. which both have an office at the same address : Via Augusta 147, 3rd Floor in Barcelona (Spain). According to the information available to MFSA ...
AUGUST 22, 2002
If you have been contacted by someone from Nigeria asking for your help in transferring money out of the country, then you are one of thousands of people all over the world who have been targeted by what is sometimes called the “Nigerian letter scam” or “Nigerian advance fee fraud”. Alth ...