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The Biggest Problem with Insider Trading? Getting Caught
2015-08-16T12:51:10.000+02:00
"I'm getting tired of market participants taking short cuts and doing things that are now illegal and getting carted off to jail."
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Financial Binary, BinaryFX and PRIME FMS on Regulators' Radar
2015-08-10T11:21:30.000+02:00
The Spanish government agency responsible for financial regulation has warned that PRIME FMS is not authorized to provide investments services.
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Base2Trade Goes Offline Following Exposé on Links to FX World Scam
2015-08-04T17:09:14.000+02:00
This could be an attempt by the alleged fraudster the City of London Police are investigating, Clint Canning, to cover his tracks.
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Black Diamond Forex Scammers Fined $76 Million
2015-08-02T11:00:57.000+02:00
The fraudsters took over $35 Million from investors but never really traded on the FX market.
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South African Watchdog Accuses Pastor of Operating a Forex Scam
2015-07-26T10:43:23.000+02:00
Authorities seized 138 million rand worth of property, allegedly bought with investors money, including houses, BMWs, Jaguars and more.
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Exclusive: FX World CEO Fled the UK as New Alleged Fraud Base2Trade Revealed
2015-07-21T12:38:45.000+02:00
Finance Magnates uncovers an inoperative binary options broker run by the man who the City of London Police are apparently after.
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How to Find the Best Binary Options Brokers
2015-07-21T11:28:17.000+02:00
As an increasing number of binary options brokers enter the market, we take a look at how traders can hook on to the best ones to trade with.
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FXCM Seeks Arbitration in Fraudster's Revelation Forex Legal Affair
2015-07-16T10:34:03.000+02:00
The receiver claims that the broker is trying to delay jury hearings, while FXCM has cited an arbitration clause in an agreement with the fraudster.
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Promising Returns of 80%, PRIME FMS Disappears Along with Funds
2015-07-15T19:03:28.000+02:00
The Ponzi scheme was placed on CRFIN's blacklist in June 2015, and the FCA warned of the fake "London broker" back in 2014.
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Concorde Forex Is a Clone of a Broker That Hasn't Been Launched Yet
2015-07-15T18:16:07.000+02:00
The scam is targeting former clients of bankrupt Ukrainian broker Forex Trend, collecting customer data under the guise of a new firm.
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Belgian Watchdog Warns against Dozens of Unauthorized Brokers
2015-07-07T13:24:26.000+02:00
Moreover, some of the entities are also clones of established firms (such as FXCM) or accused of being behind a "recovery room" fraud.
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CommexFX and Director Fined for Misleading Cyprus Regulators
2015-07-06T12:47:25.000+02:00
After suspending the license of CommexFX, CySEC reveals that it has fined the firm €100,000 and Abdel Rahman El Amary €30,000.
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SEC Goes after Adviser Who Allegedly Stole $300,000 from Mike Tyson
2015-06-15T22:22:57.000+02:00
SFX Financial Advisory Management Enterprises specializes in providing financial management services to professional athletes
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CommexFX's License Suspended for Endangering Clients’ Interests
2015-06-12T13:23:19.000+02:00
CySEC has given CommexFX Ltd fifteen day to take actions in order to comply with the Directive, ‘Safeguarding of clients’ funds’
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Italian Watchdog Warns Against an Unlicensed 24option Clone
2015-06-09T16:16:31.000+02:00
FX24OPTION.com is the domain of the entity in question and the small print claims the website is owned by a BVI firm called BEE trade Ltd.
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French Watchdog Warns Against its Own Fake Clone Scam Website
2015-04-22T17:00:46.000+02:00
Illegally using the name and logo of a regulator to gain referral commissions is a whole new level of criminal entrepreneurial audacity.
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UK-Based Binary Options Brokers Still Need a Gambling License
2015-04-20T15:58:28.000+02:00
The gambling commission reacts after it was revealed the UK government plans to switch the authority in charge of binary options to the FCA.
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Breaking: Chelsea FC Partners CWM Were Target of Police Heron Tower Raid
2015-03-25T13:15:25.000+02:00
The City police is urging anyone who has invested in CWM’s managed funds offering 5% interest per month to get in contact. The 13 arrests this month were meant to "stop what we believe was an ongoing criminality".
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RBS Trader Pleads Guilty in Bank's Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Case
2015-03-12T12:19:34.000+02:00
As part of the scheme, Matthew Katke and his co-conspirators made misrepresentations to induce buying customers to pay inflated prices and selling customers to accept deflated prices for bonds, all to benefit RBS.
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UK Serious Fraud Office Investigates "Ethical" Investment Company
2015-03-01T11:53:58.000+02:00
This past week the SFO carried out two search warrants in Hertfordshire. It is asking anyone who invested in either Global Forestry Investments or Global Forex Investments to complete a questionnaire on the SFO website.
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UK Watchdog Warns about Ftradition, a Suspected Seychelles Clone
2015-02-25T17:38:05.000+02:00
The regulator says FTradition is passing itself off as a member of the Tradition Group which is an international firm of brokers that is FCA authorised.
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IronFX Chinese Traders Storm Offices Demanding Money Back
2015-01-12T13:11:57.000+02:00
The latest protest has reportedly erupted after a trader threatened an executive at knifepoint. IronFX: "Any purported 'complaints' are defamatory and may be linked with rumors about the company's IPO."
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Hong Kong Court Takes Strong Action against Suspected Boiler Rooms - Freezing $4.3 Million
2015-01-07T13:49:08.000+02:00
The court's interim orders will remain in force until the hearing of the SFC’s application for final orders against all of the parties, the date of which has yet to be fixed. The Hong Kong watchdog's investigation is continuing.
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FX "Investment Club" JL Trading Disappears along with £130 Million of Clients' Funds
2014-12-21T16:29:02.000+02:00
British police are investigating an alleged fraud over claims about $200 million went missing from an FX investment company as its manager, Joe Lewis, left his office abroad and can no longer be found anywhere.
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Dutch Financial Watchdog Warns about Ftradition, a Suspected Seychelles Boiler Room Scam
2014-12-09T14:08:35.000+02:00
Ftradition claims to offer "Stock Exchange Products" on its website but in some sections it also calls itself "ForexTradition." At any point, the unlicensed broker seems to focus mostly on CFDs.
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