Havbell DAC (Clone) – Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm

17 June 2024 Warning Notice

Warning

Warning: Unauthorised Retail Credit Firm
Unauthorised Firm Name Havbell DAC
Website https://havbelldac.com/ 
Email address used [email protected]
 
Phone number(s) used 089 204 6351
01 254 2762
WhatsApp Only: +353 87 454 7732
Authorisation in Ireland Havbell DAC is not authorised to provide retail credit services or any other financial 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 name of a Central Bank authorised firm and has been seeking to pass itself off as the legitimate firm, Havbell DAC 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.
  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