Last updated 14 October 2026
Fake addresses copying Apel Investments trading name of Apel Financial Services Distribution
The Central Bank of Ireland warned on 3 June 2026 that 3 addresses were being used to impersonate Apel Investments trading name of Apel Financial Services Distribution. When we checked on 14 October 2026, one still answered.
The addresses named
| Address | Our last check |
|---|---|
| apelinvestments[.]com | No longer answers (14 October 2026) |
| client[.]apelinvestments[.]com | No longer answers (14 October 2026) |
| trading-advisors[.]com | Still serves a web page (14 October 2026) |
Addresses are written with [.] so they cannot be opened by accident. “Serves a web page” means the address answers; it may now show a parking page.
The warnings
- Central Bank of Ireland, 3 June 2026: read the warning
If you are Apel Investments trading name of Apel Financial Services Distribution
- A warning does not take the fake down. It stays up until someone reports it, with evidence, to the company it was registered through and its host, and follows it up.
- At least one address still answers, so it can still be used against your clients. Tell clients with money in motion that you never change bank details by email.
- We report it and follow it until it is gone. US$329, and you pay only once it is down.
- To see other copies of your name that no regulator has spotted yet, run the free lookalike check.
If one of these addresses contacted you
Do not pay anything or send documents. Contact Apel Investments trading name of Apel Financial Services Distribution using details you find yourself on the Central Bank of Ireland register, not details from the message.
About this page
The firm and the addresses come from the regulator's published warning, linked above. Whether an address answers is our own check from outside: we look for a web page and for mail records, and never open it in a browser. NameSignal is not part of any regulator and not connected to Apel Investments trading name of Apel Financial Services Distribution. Search other firms.