Conlon Finance Group (Clone) - Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm

07 February 2025 Warning Notice

Warning

Warning: Unauthorised Retail Credit Firm
Unauthorised Firm Name Conlon Finance Group (Clone)
Website  www.conlonfinancegroup.com
Email address(es) used [email protected]
Phone number(s) used ·        083 113 3636
·        083 373 4616
·        083 813 1978
·        01 263 0969
Authorisation in Ireland This firm is not authorised to provide retail credit services in Ireland.
Additional Information

This scam is an example of an ‘advanced fee fraud’, where a payment is sought upfront prior to providing a loan. The loans are never provided.

The firm cloned the details of a Central Bank authorised firm and has been seeking to pass itself off as the legitimate firm, E&L Credit Limited, in order to deceive consumers. It should be noted that there is no connection whatsoever between the Central Bank authorised firm and the fraudulent entity.

Notes:

  1. Any person wishing to contact the Central Bank with information regarding such firms / persons may telephone (01) 224 5800 or report an unauthorised firm directly to the Central Bank.
  2. For more information on how to protect yourself from financial scams, please visit www.centralbank.ie/financialscams
  3. The name of the above firm is published under section 53 of the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013