Pionew Ireland (Clone) - Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised / Unregistered Firm
25 August 2025
Warning Notice
| Warning: | Unauthorised Investment Firm / Unauthorised Investment Business Firm /
Unregistered Virtual Asset Service Provider (‘VASP’) |
Unauthorised Investment Firm / Unauthorised Investment Business Firm /
Unregistered Virtual Asset Service Provider (‘VASP’) | Pionew Ireland (Clone) |
| Websites | |
| Phone number used | |
| Authorisation in Ireland | This firm is not authorised to provide investment services in Ireland. |
| Registration in Ireland | The firm is not registered to provide virtual asset services in Ireland. |
| Additional information | This fraudulent firm cloned the details (name and authorisation number) of an entity authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland and has been seeking to pass itself off as the legitimate fund, Pionew Ireland limited (CBI00496936) in order to deceive consumers. This scam entity operated mainly through a WhatsApp group available at: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HpkFveuMukwGqe2i970tz3 It should be noted there is no connection whatsoever between the legitimate firm and this scam entity. Please be advised that the legitimate authorised entity does not use WhatsApp for any investment related activities or communication and any such messages or invitations are fraudulent. |
Notes:
- Any person wishing to contact the Central Bank with information regarding such firms / persons may telephone (01) 224 5800.
- For more information on how to protect yourself from financial scams, please visit www.centralbank.ie/financialscams
- The name of the above firm is published under section 53 of the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013.