Marilla Capital ICAV / marillacapitalicav.com: Central Bank Exposes Clone Investment Scam

Some investment scams invent a company from nothing.

Others are more convincing because they borrow the identity and regulatory credentials of a genuine financial institution.

That is exactly what Ireland’s financial regulator says happened with Marilla Capital ICAV / marillacapitalicav.com.

The Central Bank of Ireland has identified the operation as a clone firm and says it used the name and Central Bank authorisation details of a legitimate authorised ICAV to add legitimacy to the scam.

The regulator is equally clear that there is no connection whatsoever between the authorised fund and the scam entity.

That distinction is critical for anyone who may have researched the name and found genuine Irish regulatory records.

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Marilla Capital ICAV Is a Clone Firm, According to the Central Bank

The Central Bank of Ireland published its warning on 15 October 2026.

The regulator identifies:

1. Unauthorised firm: Marilla Capital ICAV (CLONE)
2. Website: marillacapitalicav.com
3. Email: info@marillacapitalicav.com
4. Telephone: +44 203 925 8862
5. Authorisation status: not authorised to provide investment services in Ireland

But the most important part of the warning is the explanation of how the operation presents itself.

The Central Bank of Ireland states that the firm cloned the name and Central Bank authorisation details of a legitimate authorised ICAV.

In other words, an investor performing what appears to be sensible due diligence could find real regulatory information and incorrectly assume it confirms the website.

It does not.

The regulator says the authorised fund and the entity operating through marillacapitalicav.com are completely separate.

This is the same underlying danger AssetVault documented in the Persius AG investigation, where genuine Swiss company information appeared capable of creating confidence in an unrelated website.

AssetVault found a similar pattern in the Swiss Investment Company SA investigation, where legitimate corporate information did not authenticate the domain approaching investors.

Why Clone Investment Scams Can Survive Basic Due Diligence

A clone operation can be more difficult to identify than a completely fabricated investment business because some of the information an investor finds may actually be genuine.

The fund name may exist.

The authorisation details may exist.

The regulator may have records for the genuine entity.

The problem is the connection.

The person contacting the investor, the website being used and the destination receiving the money may have nothing to do with the legitimate regulated business.

That is why checking only a company name is insufficient.

The exact domain, email address, telephone number and payment destination must also connect to the authorised entity.

For Marilla Capital ICAV, the Central Bank has already resolved that question concerning marillacapitalicav.com: the website is associated with an unauthorised clone operation, not the genuine authorised fund.

The same principle appeared in AssetVault’s Frequency Ventures investigation, where an apparently legitimate company identity did not authenticate the warned investment domain.

It is also why similarity in branding should never substitute for checking the exact online identity being used.

If You Have Already Sent Money

If you have already transferred money after dealing with marillacapitalicav.com, preserve the evidence showing where the payment actually went.

Keep the original bank-transfer details, cryptocurrency transaction records, emails, messages, contracts and withdrawal correspondence.

Do not assume the recipient was the genuine authorised fund simply because genuine regulatory details were shown to you.

The Central Bank has specifically said the scam entity and the legitimate authorised fund are not connected.

If another payment is being requested before your investment or withdrawal can supposedly be released, preserve the demand and avoid sending additional money until the transaction trail has been independently examined.

This is particularly important where further payments are described as taxes, verification fees, compliance charges or other conditions for releasing money already shown in an investment account.

The balance displayed by a website is not the same as evidence of where the original funds were actually sent.

AssetVault Assessment: marillacapitalicav.com Is a Scam Website

AssetVault assesses marillacapitalicav.com as a scam investment website operating as a clone of a legitimate regulated financial entity.

This conclusion is strongly supported by the regulator’s own language.

The Central Bank of Ireland confirms that:

1. Marilla Capital ICAV (CLONE) is not authorised to provide investment services in Ireland.
2. The exact website identified is marillacapitalicav.com.
3. The operation cloned the name and authorisation details of a legitimate Central Bank-authorised ICAV.
4. Those genuine details were used to give legitimacy to what the regulator itself describes as the scam.
5. There is no connection whatsoever between the authorised fund and the scam entity.

This is therefore not merely a case of an investment website failing to obtain authorisation.

The regulator says the operation appropriated genuine regulatory credentials belonging to an unrelated legitimate entity.

AssetVault classifies marillacapitalicav.com as a clone investment scam and advises consumers not to send money, cryptocurrency or sensitive financial information to its operators.

The genuine Central Bank-authorised fund whose details were cloned should not be blamed for or associated with activity conducted through the warned website.

Need Assistance?

If you have already transferred money after dealing with Marilla Capital ICAV or marillacapitalicav.com, preserve your transaction records and communications before sending anything further.

Contact AssetVault Recovery for a confidential assessment of your Marilla Capital ICAV case and available recovery options.

No upfront recovery fees. Fees are payable only after a successful recovery.

Disclaimer

This investigation reports information published by the Central Bank of Ireland.

The Central Bank identifies Marilla Capital ICAV (CLONE) as an unauthorised firm using marillacapitalicav.comand states that the operation cloned the name and authorisation details of a legitimate Central Bank-authorised ICAV.

The regulator further states that there is no connection whatsoever between the authorised fund and the scam entity.

This article concerns marillacapitalicav.com and the clone operation identified by the regulator. It does not accuse the legitimate authorised fund whose details were copied of wrongdoing.

AssetVault Recovery distinguishes the regulator’s findings from its own investigative assessment.