LAST year people sniffing around the potential of a burgeoning online company were explicitly told “every single person who joins Banners Broker makes money”.

An online ‘get rich quick’ business that promised investors guaranteed returns has pulled out of Ireland, leaving thousands of people battling to recoup their money from an address in Belize in Central America.

Controversial investment firm Banners Broker has moved to ease fears after its website was temporarily shut down, preventing people from accessing their accounts.

The investment vehicle Banners Broker has told its 15,000 subscribers that Mastercard has withdrawn its services because it no longer wants to be associated with the company.