Gibraltar FSC Consumer Alert: Phishing Attempt

Gibraltar FSC News

Published January 21st, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

Summary

The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has issued a consumer alert regarding a phishing attempt using a fraudulent domain name that impersonates GFSC employees. Consumers are warned not to engage with emails from the domain 'fsc.gi.cliopost.com' and to delete them immediately.

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The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has issued a consumer alert to warn the public about a potential phishing attempt. An individual is impersonating a GFSC employee and using a fraudulent email domain, 'fsc.gi.cliopost.com', which is not a legitimate GFSC domain. The GFSC's official emails originate from the domain ending 'fsc.gi'.

Consumers who receive such emails are strongly advised not to reply, click on any links, or open any attachments, and to delete the fraudulent emails immediately. The GFSC also reminds firms of available guidance on how to avoid fraud and scams.

What to do next

Delete suspicious emails from 'fsc.gi.cliopost.com' immediately.
Do not reply to or click links/attachments in suspicious emails.
Refer to GFSC guidance on avoiding fraud and scams.

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Consumer Alert on a potential phishing attempt: purporting to be a GFSC employee

21 Jan 26

The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) is issuing a consumer alert regarding a possible phishing attempt whereby an individual is purporting to be an employee of the GFSC, using the domain “fsc.gi.cliopost.com".

If you have received such an email from the GFSC, please do not reply or click on any links or attachments.

The GFSC sends its emails from the domain ending “fsc.gi.”

We take the opportunity to advise the public that this is a fraudulent email and if received should be deleted immediately. Furthermore, the domain name “fsc.gi.cliopost.com” is not a legitimate GFSC domain.

Firms are reminded of the guidance available to them in the GFSC’s Advice on how to avoid fraud and scams.