A.M.B. Ltd., A.M.B. Amerbank Limited, Amerbank Limited, Antilles Merchant Offshore Bank - Advisory Warning No. 4 of 2009

Summary

This is a public advisory warning issued by the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (FSC) under Section 4(1)(1) of the Financial Services Commission Act, 2001. It identifies four related entity names as unlicensed and unregistered in the BVI, warning the public against dealing with them.

• Named entities: A.M.B. Ltd., A.M.B. Amerbank Limited, Amerbank Limited, and Antilles Merchant Offshore Bank
• Status: None of these entities are licensed to conduct banking business or any financial services business in or from within the BVI, and none are incorporated or registered in the BVI
• Public advice: Members of the public are advised to exercise extreme caution in any transactions with these entities and to contact the FSC to verify the regulated status of any company claiming BVI registration or authorisation

The notice is informational and consumer-protective in nature; it does not impose ongoing compliance obligations on regulated entities but serves to alert the public and industry to unauthorised operators.

Applies to

members of the public, the named unlicensed entities (A.M.B. Ltd., A.M.B. Amerbank Limited, Amerbank Limited, Antilles Merchant Offshore Bank)