List of Fraudulent Websites

Summary

This is a public advisory notice from CIMA listing entities and websites that use Cayman Islands contact addresses but are not licensed, registered, or incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Many of these websites impersonate or closely mimic the names of genuine CIMA licensees (banks, trust companies, investment firms) in order to appear legitimate. The list is compiled from CIMA's own enquiries, including checks against the Cayman Islands Companies Registry.

• Purpose: Warns the public, financial institutions, and counterparties that the named entities and websites are not authorised to carry on any activity regulated by CIMA.
• Content: Provides, for each suspect entity, the claimed contact address, associated website(s), and in many cases a note distinguishing it from a genuine, similarly-named CIMA licensee.
• Scope: Covers a very wide range of purported financial businesses, including banks, private banks, trust companies, asset managers, brokers, and crypto platforms falsely claiming a Cayman Islands presence.

The notice does not itself create new regulatory requirements or licensing rules; it is an informational fraud alert intended to help readers perform due diligence and avoid dealing with unlicensed or fraudulent operators impersonating Cayman entities.

Applies to

banks, trust companies, private banks, investment/asset management firms, brokers, virtual currency/crypto platforms, members of the public and financial institutions conducting due diligence