The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Whitestone Finance Ltd.
Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm.
Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam people in the UK:
Whitestone Finance Ltd (clone of Jersey incorporated firm)
Address: Temple Back, Temple Quay, Clifton, Bristol BS1 6DZ
St Paul’s Gate, New Street, St Helier, Jersey JE4 8ZB (using genuine firm’s address)
Telephone: 0800 680 0294
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.whitestonefinanceltd.co.uk
Be aware that the scammers may give out other false details or mix these with some correct details of the registered firm.
To see the official FCA warning, click here.