Isle of Man Financial Services Authority warns of recovery-scam emails impersonating its Board and using atomicmail.io

The Isle of Man Financial Services Authority issued a public warning under section 30 of the Financial Services Act 2008 about fraudulent emails and documents falsely claiming to originate from an Authority Board member and sent from an email address ending “@atomicmail.io”. The communications are framed as a “recovery” offer aimed at prior victims of a bank guarantee fraud. The scam promises victims renewed access to their original “investment” but seeks fees to “re-activate” the account. The underlying bank guarantee pitch involved purported high-value opportunities, including claims of EUR 100,000,000 being offered as a bank guarantee, and directed victims to pay EUR 200,000+ in “release fees” to unlock allegedly blocked funds held at a main high street bank in the Isle of Man. The materials include forged bank statements, letters and payment receipts, and fictitious bank emails using incorrect addresses and non-genuine staff details; the named local bank has confirmed the documents are bogus. The Authority stressed that Board members do not contact the public directly or request payments and that it only uses email addresses ending “@iomfsa.im”, and it warned of risks including financial loss and unauthorised collection of personal data that could lead to identity theft.