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The EU Council has decided to extend the current sanctions regime in view of the situation in Egypt. As a result, the asset freeze and other financial restrictions imposed by Council Regulation (EU) 270/2011, as implemented by the Egypt (Freezing of Funds) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2011, the Egypt (Freezing of Funds) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2011 and the Egypt (Freezing of Funds) (Sark) Ordinance, 2011...

Council Regulation (EU) 269/2014, as implemented by the Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2014, the Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2014 and the Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2014, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/427. The EU Council has extended the sanctions regime in view of the situation in Ukraine by...

Council Regulation (EU) 204/2011, as implemented by the Libyan (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2011, the Libyan (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2011 and the Libyan (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2012, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/376. 1 person has been removed from the list of designated persons subject to financial...

Council Regulation (EU) 36/2012, as implemented by the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2012, the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2012 and the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2012, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/375. The amendments, which are automatically effective in the Bailiwick, extend sanctions in relation...

The Commission is aware that there has been an increase in the number of attempted, and in some cases successful, frauds on customer bank accounts held with local financial institutions. This has occurred via the use of compromised e-mail accounts or through the "piggy-backing" of e-mails. These fraudulent attempts are being made across a wide range of financial institutions with as yet no...

​The Commission is aware of a new method being used by fraudsters against licensees to commit fraud via telephone. The scam involves the fraudster making the victim believe that they are speaking to a trusted organisation by fooling their phones into displaying any number they choose. The scam, known as 'number spoofing', works by fraudsters cloning the telephone number of the organisation or...

Council Regulation (EU) 208/2014, as implemented by the Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2014, the Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2014 and the Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2014, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/357. 4 persons have been removed from the list of designated persons subject to financial...

The Commission is aware that there has been an increase in the number of attempted, and in some cases successful, frauds on customer bank accounts held with local financial institutions. This has occurred via the use of compromised e-mail accounts or through the "piggy-backing" of e-mails. These fraudulent attempts are being made across a wide range of financial institutions with as yet no...

Council Regulation (EU) 208/2014, as implemented by the Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2014, the Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2014 and the Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2014, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/357. The amendments, which are automatically effective in the Bailiwick, extend sanctions in...