MFSA warns of clone website mfsa.finance impersonating Malta's financial regulator
Malta's financial regulator, the MFSA, warns that mfsa.finance is a clone of its website using its name, logo and content. The real site is mfsa.mt.
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Source: businessnow.mt · published
What happened
Business Now reported on October 14, 2026 that the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) warned the public about a website at mfsa.finance that uses the Authority's name, logo and website content to deceive the public.
The MFSA said the site is not an official MFSA channel, has no association with the regulator and appears to be a clone of its official website, mfsa.mt. The MFSA was impersonated, not involved.
How the scam works
A fake regulator website lends authority to a scam: victims may be told a firm is "registered" or that they must pay fees or taxes to release funds, and the clone site appears to confirm it. Lookalike addresses and email addresses can closely resemble official channels.
Note: the MFSA notice does not describe how the clone site was used; this section describes how such sites generally work.
The MFSA reminds consumers not to enter into financial transactions unless they've confirmed the firm is authorised by the MFSA or another reputable regulator.
Source
Business Now, "MFSA warns public about website impersonating the Authority" (October 14, 2026).
Red flags
- A regulator website whose address isn't the official one (mfsa.mt).
- Being sent to a "regulator" site by the firm you're dealing with.
- Requests for fees to release money.
If you were targeted
- 1Use only mfsa.mt and check firms on the MFSA's Financial Services Register.
- 2Stop all transactions with any firm that pointed you to mfsa.finance.
- 3Contact the MFSA as soon as you suspect a scam; see ScamAlert.mt for guidance.