The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has issued a consumer warning after identifying fake documents issued in its name that are being used to support an advance fee fraud scheme. The counterfeit documents are titled “Financial Regulatory Due Diligence / Financial Provenance Clearance”. The scheme involves a fake law firm using the name Flaven Law Chambers and a fake bank using the name ApexKrest Bank, both falsely claiming to be Guernsey-based entities, and the Commission is taking steps to close associated offending websites.
2026-04-01Guernsey Financial Services Commission
Guernsey Financial Services Commission warns of fake GFSC due diligence documents linked to advance fee fraud using Flaven Law Chambers and ApexKrest Bank
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has issued a consumer warning after identifying counterfeit documents in its name being used to support an advance fee fraud scheme. The fake “Financial Regulatory Due Diligence / Financial Provenance Clearance” documents are linked to a sham law firm, Flaven Law Chambers, and a sham bank, ApexKrest Bank, both falsely claiming to be Guernsey-based, and the Commission is taking steps to close related websites.