List of Fraudulent Websites

Summary

This is CIMA's master list of entities and websites that have falsely claimed a Cayman Islands address or affiliation but are not licensed or registered to conduct financial services activities in the Cayman Islands, and in most cases are not registered with the Cayman Islands Companies Registry either. The list, current as of 01 October 2026, spans hundreds of purported banks, trusts, brokers, lenders and crypto platforms using fake or hijacked Cayman addresses.

• Nature of listing: Each entry gives the fraudulent entity or website name, the Cayman (or other) contact address it claims, its website, and in many cases a note clarifying it is unrelated to any genuine CIMA-licensed entity with a similar name.
• Purpose: The notice is a public warning tool, not a sanction or regulatory requirement; it alerts the public, counterparties and financial institutions to entities impersonating Cayman-regulated or Cayman-based businesses (banks, trusts, brokers, crypto platforms) so they can avoid engaging with them.
• Regulatory status: None of the listed entities hold a CIMA licence or registration, and where a listed name resembles a real licensee, the notice expressly distinguishes the fraudulent entity from the genuine licensed one.

The document does not impose new compliance obligations on regulated entities; it is an informational/enforcement notice intended to support due diligence, fraud prevention and AML/CFT screening by identifying entities falsely claiming Cayman Islands status.

Applies to

banks, trust companies, securities/investment firms, virtual asset/crypto service providers, members of the public and financial institutions conducting due diligence