Tag: clone firms

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June 12, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

UK FCA issues several warnings against unauthorised firms

UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued several warnings against unregulated financial services providers targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warnings include the companies Hedge Prestige Bank and Stepsworth Consulting Group; as well as the clone firms Everyday Loans, ECM Asset Management Limited, HG Financial Management Co - Huber Gustav, Van Gossum Consult,…

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March 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against three new clone firms

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of three new cloned firms: ReLoan UK, Pulse Finance, and Guaranteed Loans. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details…

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July 29, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Belgium’s FSMA updates list of unauthorized investment businesses, issues 10 more warnings

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) of Belgium has updated its list of unauthorized investment businesses by issuing 10 more warnings to the public against the activities of various “boiler rooms” and "recovery rooms". Although the boiler rooms often claim to be an authorized service provider with a professional website and forms to fill out,…

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