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Why Online Investment Scams Are Ruining it for Everyone

  • Online investment scams are damaging the entire industry’s reputation.
Thursday, 01/08/2019 | 08:20 GMT by Sponsored
Regulation

FCA Flags Crypto Clone Firm AGM Invest as Crypto Scams Rise

  • The regulator states that AGM Invest is a clone firm of AGM Financial Services Ltd.
Monday, 10/06/2019 | 09:05 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

ASIC Flags OneCoin Limited as Potential Crypto Scam

  • This is the second crypto scam the regulator has warned against in a week.
Tuesday, 28/05/2019 | 07:18 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

BaFin Clamps Down, Flags 3 Cannabis Shares CFD Providers

  • Cannabis Software, Cannabis Millionaire and Weed Millionaire were mentioned by the regulator.
Friday, 24/05/2019 | 13:36 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

FCA: Forex, Crypto Scams Cost Brits £27 Million Last Year

  • The British regulator is going to launch a new campaign - ScamSmart - to tackle fraud on social media
Monday, 20/05/2019 | 23:01 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

Belgium’s FSMA Crypto Warning List Hits 120 Websites

  • Today the regulator has added seven websites to the list, based on consumer complaints.
Thursday, 04/04/2019 | 09:28 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

CONSOB Continues to Watch for Scams, Flags 8 Entities

  • Of the eight firms, four operate in the cryptocurrency space and three offer FX trading.
Monday, 18/03/2019 | 13:11 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

FSMA Judgement on GTI Net is Upheld in Brussels Court

  • In 2017 the regulator warned investors to not invest with GTI Net as it looked like a Pyramid scheme.
Friday, 22/02/2019 | 09:03 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

SFC Remains Vigilant with Scams, Flags Redsolarcapital.Com

  • According to the warning, www.redsolarcapital.com, is a “suspicious website”.
Wednesday, 20/02/2019 | 08:54 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

FSMA Outs Suspected Scams Disguised as Trading Platforms

  • The regulator has warned against five entities of which it has received complaints against from Belgian residents.
Tuesday, 19/02/2019 | 11:05 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

30 Victims Lose $1.34 Million in CryptoMining.Farm Scheme

  • Thai police believe the total number of victims is 140 people.
Tuesday, 19/02/2019 | 08:24 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

Goldman Sachs Wannabes Flagged by CONSOB as Potential Scam

  • The Italian regulator also flagged a firm pretending to represent an FCA-approved company
Monday, 18/02/2019 | 11:07 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

The FCA, RBS and the Curious Case of Ortner Marcus

  • A licensing error appears to have allowed scammers to take advantage of the regulator's website and trick investors
Wednesday, 13/02/2019 | 13:38 GMT by David Kimberley
News

Fake MetaMask App Removed From Google Play Store

  • Scammers had been trying to trick users into sending them cryptocurrency.
Monday, 11/02/2019 | 10:52 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

UK Investors Lost Over £197 Million in Investment Scams in 2018

  • The most common scams reported were in forex, cryptocurrency, shares and bond investments.
Wednesday, 06/02/2019 | 11:22 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

SMS Crypto Not Authorized by FCA, Despite Claims

  • The entity claims that it is authorized by the FCA. However, a warning from the regulator argues otherwise.
Tuesday, 29/01/2019 | 14:38 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Brokers

New Zealand FMA Slams Unregulated Broker TradeFintech

  • The broker has no licensing and doesn't even list a contact address on its site
Tuesday, 29/01/2019 | 10:22 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

FSMA Warns Against Identity Thefts from Authorized Firms

  • Cryptocurrency investors are the most preferred targets of these fraudsters.
Monday, 28/01/2019 | 11:54 GMT by Arnab Shome
Regulation

Monex Group Warns of Clone Firm Monex Coin Management

  • Monex Coin Management is soliciting customers of the Group to use an automated trading system.
Monday, 28/01/2019 | 10:11 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

Bitcoin Revolution is Likely a Get-Rich-Quick Scheme, MFSA Warns

  • The entity is not authorised to operate in Malta and is falsely claiming to be linked to local personalities.
Friday, 25/01/2019 | 09:54 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

CONSOB Continues Fight Against Scams, Updates Blacklist

  • Nordic Pearl Ltd and Grand Services Ltd, operating through the website www.fxginvest.com, have been flagged by the regulator.
Monday, 21/01/2019 | 08:30 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

Trading Epic or Epic Fail? FCA Warns of Unauthorised FX Firm

  • The FCA has called out Trading Epic for operating without authorisation in the UK.
Thursday, 17/01/2019 | 11:18 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

Capital Traders Joins the FCA’s Long List of Suspected Scams

  • The entity doesn’t have the authorisation to be operating within the UK.
Wednesday, 16/01/2019 | 14:55 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

FCA Continues Battle Against Scams, Flags eToro Clone Firm

  • Bitcoin FX Option and Bitprofiting have both been blacklisted by the British regulator.
Tuesday, 15/01/2019 | 14:32 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

Another Day, Another Scam: CYSEC Flags Three Entities

  • CySEC has warned against World Trust Invest, Eurotrade Investments and Coinoptions Trade.
Tuesday, 15/01/2019 | 11:14 GMT by Celeste Skinner
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