Blackthorn Financial Services (Clone) - Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm
26 March 2024
Warning Notice
| Warning: | Unauthorised Retail Credit Firm |
| Unauthorised Firm Name | Blackthorn Financial Services (Clone) |
| Website | www.blackthornfinancialservices.com |
| Email address(es) used | • [email protected]
• [email protected] |
| Phone number(s) used | • +353 1 254 8065
• +353 89 265 9784 (WhatsApp) |
| Authorisation in Ireland | This firm is not authorised to provide retail credit services or any other financial services in Ireland. |
| Additional information | The firm cloned the details of a Central Bank authorised firm and has been seeking to pass itself off as the legitimate firm, Blackthorn Financial Services Limited T/A One Finance, in order to deceive consumers. It should be noted that there is no connection whatsoever between the Central Bank authorised firm and the fraudulent firm. |
Notes:
- Any person wishing to contact the Central Bank with information regarding such firms / persons may telephone (01) 224 5800.
- For more information on how to protect yourself from financial scams, please visit www.centralbank.ie/financialscams
- The name of the above firm is published under section 53 of the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013