Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm –
Fraudulent entity clones authorised firm HSBC Continental Europe, Ireland
10 November 2023
Warning Notice
10 November 2023
[Most recently updated: 7 October 2024]
| Warning: | Unauthorised Investment Firm / Unauthorised Investment Business Firm |
| Unauthorised Firm Name | HSBC Bank PLC (Clone) |
| Alternative names used | HSBC Continental Europe (Clone) |
| Website | www.privatebanking.hsbc.com |
| Email address(es) used | · [email protected]
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| Phone number(s) used | · +353 1 576 0266
· + 353 1 576 8896
· +353 1 699 4352
· 01.89.70.96.09
· 07.45.88.80.63 |
| Authorisation in Ireland | This firm is not authorised to provide investment services in Ireland. |
| Additional information | The firm cloned the information of legitimate HSBC firms in order to deceive consumers. This fraudulent firm has cloned the name (or part thereof), address and registration details of a legitimate firm, which is authorised by the Central Bank. It should be noted that there is no connection whatsoever between the Central Bank authorised entity and the fraudulent firm.
The products offered by the fraudulent firm includes:
· European Investment Bank Bond
· HSBC Green Structured Bond
· Fixed Rate Green Structured Bond
· HSBC UN Sustainable Development Goals Bond
· HSBC – Green Energy Bond- Prospectus 2024
· Compte-Rénuméré- HSBC – 7.37% |
Notes:
- 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.
- 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