Mary Patrick Financial Loan Firm, John Murray, Shane William

The Commission has recently become aware of correspondence which is purported to have been sent by John Murray and Shane William of a purported company called Mary Patrick Financial Loan Firm of A193, Wood Street, London E17 3NU offering individuals loan arrangements.

Further correspondence indicates that any arranged loan with this entity would purportedly be paid by Irish Nationwide (IOM) giving their contact telephone number as +44 (0)792 407 8088 with the e-mail address of irish.nationwide@unitytrustbank-ourprofile.com.

The Commission wishes to draw attention to the following observations:

Irish Nationwide (I.O.M.) Limited is a genuine entity on the Isle of Man licensed by the Commission.

The Commission has established no association between Mary Patrick Financial Loan Firm and Irish Nationwide (I.O.M.) Limited or any other genuine Isle of Man companies.

The Commission has established no genuine links between Mary Patrick Financial Loan Firm and the Isle of Man.

The quoted telephone numbers / email address are not linked in any way to Irish Nationwide (I.O.M.) Limited.

Under the circumstances the Commission would encourage people receiving correspondence matching the above description to refrain from responding to it in any way.

Any persons who are already involved in any dealings resulting from the above correspondence and have concerns should contact the Enforcement Division on +44 1624 689311 or by email to fsc@gov.im.

Any persons who have paid out funds in relation to the above correspondence or who have provided personal financial details in relation to the above correspondence should consider contacting their local police fraud unit without delay.

FSC reference: NDR/001/2010