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Swiss Regulator FINMA Warns Against Binary Options Broker Geneva Option
2016-12-21T13:07:02.000+02:00
The unauthorized firm is owned and operated by a Marshall Islands-based entity called HAS Group Ltd.
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Are Binary Options Signals a Scam?
2016-11-02T14:45:14.000+02:00
Binary options signals is a service which you can use to increase your profit in binary options trading.
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Hong Kong SFC Warns Investors Against Unlicensed Entity IEA Holdings
2016-08-30T11:27:30.000+02:00
IEA Holdings is the latest company to be pulled up for soliciting its dubious services to the unsuspecting public.
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FCA Issues Warning on Morgan Stanley Clone
2016-08-15T13:04:16.000+02:00
The FCA has warned against Morgan Stanley/Morgan Stanley & Co Ltd, a clone of an FCA-regulated firm.
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FINRA Publishes Guide on How to Detect a Boiler Room Scam
2016-08-04T17:09:31.000+02:00
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has issued an Investor Alert about boiler room scams following numerous complaints.
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FCA Warns Public that Bit Management is not Authorised
2016-07-27T18:52:57.000+02:00
bit-invest.com purports to be registered in the United Kingdom, but it is in fact a HYIP Ponzi scheme.
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Dubai Watchdog Shuts Down Suspected Ponzi Scheme Exential Group
2016-07-26T21:18:47.000+02:00
After numerous complaints from investors, Dubai's authority closed a ‘double your cash’ scam.
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South Africa’s FSB Warns Against RBOptions
2016-07-14T12:50:10.000+02:00
The financial watchdog in South Africa says the broker is unauthorized to offer its services to local residents.
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Four US Fraudsters Jailed Over Gold Scam Linked to Spain-Based Boiler Room
2016-05-25T15:22:54.000+02:00
City of London Police announce the four sentenced in Florida over gold scam.
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Binary Options Revenue to Save Troubled Real Estate Firm?
2016-05-17T10:57:48.000+02:00
The owner that didn't pay workers and bought luxury cars and houses says binary options will cover the debt.
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City of London Police Seize £30m and Arrest Man Linked to Forex Scam
2016-04-25T16:54:39.000+02:00
Suspicious banking activity led to the man's arrest and seizure of the funds.
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UK's FCA Warns Public that Explore Markets Ltd is not Authorised
2016-04-19T19:27:34.000+02:00
Exploremarkets.com purports to be FCA registered, but is in fact not.
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Japanese Investigators Suspect $105m Forex Investment Scam
2016-04-05T08:56:23.000+02:00
Masaaki Ito and his partner are alleged to have defrauded customers of over $100 million.
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Belize's IFSC Warns ATS Markets Global License is "Complete Forgery"
2016-03-29T19:27:55.000+02:00
The Belize regulator has said that ATS-markets.com's certificate of incorporation is a complete forgery.
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Trading
Is Ethereum a Bubble or is it Being Pumped - What Does the Data Say?
2016-02-24T16:57:33.000+02:00
Are bots generating fake ETH volumes, are investors fleeing bitcoin for Ethereum, is there a SPAM campaign to pump its price? An expert opinion.
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ESMA Warns of Unauthorized Use of its Identity and Credentials
2016-02-18T11:39:59.000+02:00
ESMA’s logo and identity have been utilized in communications and transcripts, targeting employees or individuals to solicit money via transfers.
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Was Martin Shkreli Really Just Scammed Out of $15m in Bitcoin?
2016-02-14T13:32:27.000+02:00
The "most hated man in America" claims he has spent $15 million using bitcoin to buy the exclusive rights to a new Kanye West album.
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London Police Suspect £50m CWM Investment Scam as Damages Widen
2016-02-04T17:40:48.000+02:00
CWM is believed to have targeted members of the Gurkha and Nepalese community in London in a ponzi scheme worth nearly £50m.
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Exclusive: Go Markets Group UK Owner Named by SEC amid IPO Attempt
2015-12-08T12:30:17.000+02:00
Stephen B. Wheatley, who was allegedly involved in a pump and dump scheme in the US, appeared in Go Markets Group's presentation to investors. The proposal to list on the NSX "may be abandoned", but the group "does not expect the brand to be affected".
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SFC Warns on Suspicious Activity of IQSFX, Impersonating FCA Regulated Firm
2015-11-27T13:51:14.000+02:00
IQSFX (www.iqsfx.com) was added to the SFC’s alert list for suspicion of being unlicensed or unregistered in Hong Kong.
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Fake CySEC Officers Scam Investors
2015-11-27T10:27:11.000+02:00
The Cypriot regulator urges the public to be vigilant of individuals impersonating as officers
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City Odds Capital Director Charged in $78 Million Pump and Dump Scheme
2015-11-23T19:09:07.000+02:00
Stephen Wheatley, a director of the binary options provider, is charged with facilitating the illegal stock offering of (Bob) Marley Coffee.
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U.S Watchdog Warns of Binary Options Related Scams
2015-10-26T17:01:42.000+02:00
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority says its helpline for seniors received a number of calls regarding binary options.
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Exclusive: City Police Suspend Base2Trade Site Due to 100 Fraud Complaints
2015-10-06T17:24:22.000+02:00
City of London Police confirmed to Finance Magnates that they have taken action against the FX World scam-related binary options brand.
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American FX Fund CEO Sent to Jail for Running a Ponzi Scheme
2015-09-03T10:05:11.000+02:00
Stafford Maxwell, founder of Millennium Capital, was sentenced to almost four years and ordered to pay about $1.5 million in restitution.
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