Tag: binary options scam

April 22, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Russia's KROUFR adds Interactive Option to “Black List”

Russia’s Commission for the regulation of relations in the financial market (KROUFR) keeps updating its “Black List” of companies that exhibit characteristics of investment scams. The latest addition to the “Black List” is Interactive Option, a binary options firm registered in Cyprus. KROUFR has received numerous complaints from clients of Interactive Option regarding unfair practices concerning…

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April 06, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Binary Options Scam Watch – MSC warns against Iseebinary.com

The fraud prevention month in Canada just ended but investment scams continue to get new victims, with the latest example provided from Manitoba, where an elderly widow invested all of her savings in an unauthorized binary options firm. The unlicensed entity in question is Iseebinary.com and the woman invested by wiring money to a bank account…

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March 09, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

SEC impersonators scam fees from ex Banc de Binary clients due an $11 million settlement

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today confirmed LeapRate's earlier report (from February 26) that it had reached an $11 million settlement with unregistered binary options broker Banc de Binary. However the SEC noted that some impersonators claiming to be affiliated with the SEC or other government agencies have recently been contacting harmed investors…

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March 08, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Binary Options Scam Watch – Canada’s OSC warns against Bloombex Options

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has just updated its Warning List, which contains the names of individuals and companies which are engaging in activities that may pose a risk to investors. The latest addition to the Warning List is binary options broker Bloombex-Options, operating from www.bloombex-options.com. The warning was technically issued to both Bloombex Ltd., and to Pilpel…

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March 03, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

France's AMF notes rising number of clones of binary options brokers

France's financial markets regulator AMF today issued a warning concerning the growing trend of companies abusing the details (such as names, images, website details, etc.) of authorized providers of binary options services. The French watchdog notes that this practice has affected UK Forex and binary options brokers and that it is very hard to detect.…

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February 15, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

British Columbia regulator adds four binary options brokers to Investment Caution List

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has updated the Investment Caution List, which features the names of entities that are not registered to offer their services in the Canadian province but nevertheless do so. The latest additions to the list are four binary options brokers: ZenithOptions, InvestingCI, Option Orbit and LBinary. ZenithOptions The company operates…

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January 24, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Binary Options Scam Watch – Canada’s OSC warns against LBinary.com

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has just updated its Warning List, which contains the names of individuals and companies which are engaging in activities that may pose a risk to investors. The latest addition to the Warning List is binary options broker LBinary, operating from www.lbinary.com. The warning was technically issued to Depix Holdings Limited, which operates LBinary.…

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