The FCA warned: This FCA authorised firm that fraudsters are claiming to work for has no association with the ‘clone firm’. Clone firm is a term the British financial authority uses for a company that uses details form an FCA-authorised firm in order to convince people that they are the real company. The UK watchdog…
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The SEC stated in its official alert: These phone calls and voicemail messages are in no way connected to the SEC. If you receive a communication that appears to be from the SEC, do not provide any personal information unless you have verified that you are dealing with the SEC. The SEC does not seek…
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ASIC said: ASIC understands that some unlicensed overseas platforms are taking, or have already taken, steps to prevent Australian clients from accessing these financial products. These steps include removing references and links, placing additional warnings and disclosures on the relevant webpages and apps, and introducing geographically based IP restrictions (geo-blocking). This prevents more Australian consumers…
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CySECr also pointed out that all the announcements on the imposter website are only until October 2020 and the real CySEC website has announcements up until this month, August 2021. CySEC urged the public to be very careful and ensure they are using the official website, especially when payments for exams or other purposes through…
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The regulator reminded that these scams are seen often and could be a part of a bigger, sophisticated online campaign designed to defraud investors. CySEC gave a few examples of how the fraudsters usually proceed. They claim to be CySEC officers or representatives or other real or fake bodies. The scammers usually approach investors via…
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www.cjcmarketsglobal.biz/ Website: www.cjcmarketsglobal.biz/ Phone: + 91 97642 16796 The FMA warned that the website www.cjcmarketsglobal.biz/ is contacting individuals via private messages and are falsely claiming to be authorised and licensed by the FMA. The website is in fact not associated with or authorised by the NZ incorporated company, Carrick Just Capital Markets Limited Trading As CJC…
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winngroups.com Websites: https://www.winngroups.com/ Emails: [email protected] The FMA warned that the website winngroups.com is not associated to or authorised by the UK registered company Winn Group Ltd and is falsely purporting to be so. winngroups.com has been taking unauthorized payments from investors’ accounts. Wendav Limited (Wendav) Websites: https://www.wendavlimited.com/ Emails: [email protected] The FMA was advised that investments with…
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Consumers have alerted the Australian watchdog that they have been unable to get their money back after investing through this entity. ASIC stated that it is “particularly concerned” about the risk this poses to consumers and investors to lose money when buying into fake crypto-assets. The regulator warned that cryptocurrency investment scams are on the…
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The regulator provided details of the bank account used by CFG and GPI: Account Name: Liangfu Tang Account Number: 2161945220 Bank Name: East West Bank (United States of America) Account Name: Dai Feng Account Number: 056 499015 221 Bank Name: HSBC Bank (Singapore) Limited FMA also noted that CFG and its associated entities are requesting…
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YuanPay Group Associates names: YuanPay Group International SA, Yuan Payments Group International SA Website: https://yuanpaygroup.com and https://yuanpaymentsys.com The FMA stated YuanPay Group has been advertising their trading services in Chinese digital Yuan with fake news articles featuring a New Zealand celebrity. In addition, the digital yuan product is not available for trading.None of YuanPay Group…
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