AML / Financial Crime regulatory updates from Germany.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website tradealles(.)com. BaFin has information that this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website panthera-gmbh(.)com. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website of offering consumers financial and investment services without the required authorisation.
According to information available to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), “Fides Ventures” is using WhatsApp groups and chats to contact German investors. The company, which claims to be based in the US, also operates under the name “Fides Ventures Business School”. The unknown provider advertises by promoting a so-called “FIVS token”, claiming that the token can be obtained on the cooperating crypto exchange “Nexquant”. The crypto exchange, also operating under the name “Nex...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the website alijz(.)com and WhatsApp groups operated under the company name AL Konzept GmbH & Co. KG. In these WhatsApp groups, consumers are encouraged to use an app called alijzspro to invest in financial instruments. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of offering consumers financial services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers in WhatsApp groups, which are operated by alleged company VYNEX Trade. According to information available to BaFin, recommendations for the purchase of financial instruments and cryptocurrencies are offered in various WhatsApp groups, which can allegedly be traded via Lirunex Trading app and the following platforms:
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website exomarkets(.)pro. According to information available to BaFin, this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the website aurenbridge(.)com and WhatsApp groups operated under the company name Aurenbridge Alliance (e.g. “Aurenbridge Alliance (ABA)”). In these WhatsApp groups, consumers are encouraged to use an app called Cryplus to trade in financial instruments and cryptoassets. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website unzerfinanzpro(.)de. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website of conducting banking business without the required authorisation. Specifically, the website advertises loans.
The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns about offers from the websites watchvestvermittlung(.)com and wv-vermittlung(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operators of the website are offering banking services, in particular fixed-term deposits, and financial services without the required authorisation. They give the impression that their offers originate from Watchvest GmbH. It is a case of identity fraud. Watchvest GmbH has no connection with the w...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website goldingfx(.)com. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website of offering consumers financial and investment services without the required authorisation. Contrary to the claims on the website, the services offered do not originate from Golding Capital Partners GmbH, which has its registered office in Munich. This is a case of identity fraud.
According to information available to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), unknown persons purporting to work for Adams Street Partners LLC or its Munich-based subsidiary Adams Street (Europe) GmbH are using WhatsApp groups and chats to contact investors. The groups are purportedly run by a partner of the firm who is described as the “Project Manager of ASP Investment Management Company”. There is no connection whatsoever between these groups and Adams Street Partners LLC, Ada...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website trade.amlin-limited(.)info. According to information available to BaFin, financial or investment services and crypto asset services are being offered on this platform without the required authorisation. According to the current state of knowledge, there is no connection to MS Amlin Investment Management Ltd., based in London, UK. This is likely to be a case of identity fraud.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website personalcontrol-room(.)com and against fake investment contracts sent by alleged financial experts from Clearstream Holding AG. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operators are providing financial or investment services and crypto asset services without the required authorisation. The offers do not originate from Clearstream Holding AG or any other legal entities of Clearstream. This is...
The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has issued a warning regarding offers available at the website krf-mbh(.)com, purportedly operated by Gesellschaft für Kryptoregisterführung GmbH based in Willich. However, these offerings do not originate from Gesellschaft für Kryptoregisterführung GmbH nor any of their staff members; it's a clear instance of identity fraud. Unauthorized individuals are providing unauthorized financial and cryptocurrency-related services through this...
The financial supervisory authority BaFin is warning about a dubious job advertisement on the website vios-beratung(.)de which allegedly operates from the VIOS Consulting GmbH, Bielefeld. However, the offers on this site do not come from the VIOS Consulting GmbH or its employees. This is identity fraud. Unknown operators are advertising private individuals with seemingly lucrative job opportunities that involve opening accounts for testing purposes and transferring money or cryptocurrencies a...
The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns against the WhatsApp groups „Tethys Investment Alliance 771“ and „Tethys Investment Alliance-S62“, the websites „tethys-alliance.de“ and „tethys-uberblick.com“ as well as the apps „QVTCoinese“ und „QVTCoinese Pro“, which are allegedly operated by the Baku/Boston/Dubai-based company Tethys Investment Management LLC. In the WhatsApp groups consumers are enticed to trade financial products via the respective apps. It is suspected that the ...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Dukas-Global and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website dukas-global(.)com of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website blue-invest(.)org. BaFin has information that the operators are offering banking business and/or financial services on this website without the required authorisation. The operators are not supervised by BaFin.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers in WhatsApp groups, which are allegedly operated by Intermediate Capital Group (ICG). According to information available to BaFin, recommendations for the purchase of financial instruments and cryptocurrencies, which can allegedly be traded via ICG GEF app, are offered in various WhatsApp groups. The offers do not originate from ICG Europe S.à.r.l. - Frankfurt Branch or any other company belonging to Intermediate Capital G...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against fixed-term deposit offers sent from the email address info[at]lgimeu(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown providers are conducting banking transactions without the required authorisation. The offers do not originate from LGIM Managers (Europe) Limited. This is a case of identity theft.
finanzpluss, allegedly based in Frankfurt am Main, offers loans on its website for high fees, without the necessary authorisation, which are not paid out.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Volfor and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website volfor(.)co of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
According to the information available to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), unknown persons are using WhatsApp groups and chats to contact German investors. The initiators of such WhatsApp groups claim to be Bank of America or its branch in Frankfurt am Main. This is a case of identity fraud misusing names of former employees of the institution.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Tradeshark24 and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website tradeshark24(.)com of offering consumers financial, investment and crypto-asset services without the required authorisation. These offers are not provided by Frankfurt Financial Solutions GmbH & Co. KG, Frankfurt, which has no connection to the website tradeshark24(.)com. This is a case of identity fraud.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website wefi(.)co. BaFin has information that this website is being used to offer banking business and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
In the WhatsApp groups, investors are recommended by “Harrison T Blake” and “Francesca Müller” to invest in financial instruments that can then be traded via the aforementioned app or the platform pc-asset-management[.]com.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website bxforex(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against fixed-term deposit offers sent from the email address info[at]vcgmanagement.de. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown providers are conducting banking transactions without the required authorisation. The offers do not originate from VC Germany Management GmbH. This is a case of identity theft.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website bb-consults(.)com. BaFin has information that this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website whiterock-financial(.)eu and against the alleged operator White Rock Financial Consultancy Limited from London, United Kingdom. According to information available to BaFin, the operator is providing financial and investment services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against fixed-term deposit offers sent from the email address bancosantander.es-kundenservice[at]outlook.com. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown providers are conducting banking transactions without the required authorisation. The offers do not originate from Banco Santander S.A. This is a case of identity theft.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about “Paragonix Edge” and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the websites paragonixedge(.)org, hhessel(.)com, funkmp(.)com und altenweerth(.)com of offering consumers cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
Alleged employees of Brookfield Asset Management GmbH are contacting investors unsolicited by telephone and email without the necessary permission to offer them alleged fixed-term deposits and alleged pre-IPO shares. In the past, they have also used the website deu-brookfield(.)com, which is no longer accessible. They give the impression that they are cooperating with licensed banks and issuers of pre-IPO shares. This is not the case.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the websites ubpmanagement(.)co, commerzglobal(.)com, longsharks(.)com and paribasgroup(.)net. According to information available to BaFin, the companies UBP Management and Commerz Global, allegedly based in Frankfurt, and Longsharks Capital and Paribas Group, allegedly based in London, are offering financial or investment services and crypto asset services without the required authorisation. The offers do not originate...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website fidelity-ag(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, banking transactions, especially fixed-term deposits, financial or investment services are being provided on this website without the required authorisation. The fixed-term deposit offers are sent, among others, from the email address festgeld[at]fidelity-ag(.)com. The offers do not originate from the Swiss company Fidelity Treuhand und Verwaltu...
According to information available to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), unknown persons are using Telegram groups and chats to contact German investors. The initiators of these messenger groups purport to be the US company “MacKay Shields”. This is a case of identity fraud.
According to information available to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), unknown persons are using WhatsApp groups and chats to contact German investors. The initiators of these WhatsApp groups purport to be the US company “Payden & Rygel”. This is a case of identity theft misusing the names of real employees.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website blitz365finance(.)org. According to information available to BaFin, the operators are offering financial and cryptoasset services on the website without the required authorisation. The unknown operators of the website are not supervised by BaFin. This is a case of identity fraud against a Swiss company.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against fixed-term deposit offers sent from the email address wise[at]wisefestgeldkonto(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown providers are conducting banking transactions without the required authorisation. The offers do not originate from Wise Europe SA. This is a case of identity theft.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website ellis-ag(.)net. According to information available to BaFin, financial or investment services and crypto asset services are being offered on this platform without the required authorisation. According to the current state of knowledge, there is no connection to the Swiss company Ellis AG, Zurich. This is likely to be a case of identity fraud.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers in WhatsApp groups, which are allegedly operated by Cantor Fitzgerald and led by Leopold Schneider. BaFin is not aware of the existence of this person. According to information available to BaFin, recommendations for the purchase of financial instruments and cryptocurrencies, which can allegedly be traded via CDAfin app, are offered in various WhatsApp groups. According to the current state of knowledge, there is no connec...
The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns about offers on the website capitalholdings(.)icu. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operators of the websites are offering banking transactions and financial services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers in WhatsApp groups, which are allegedly operated by Baird Capital and led by a Thomas Becker. BaFin is not aware of the existence of this person. According to information available to BaFin, recommendations for the purchase of financial instruments and cryptocurrencies are offered in WhatsApp groups and the so-called Baird Capital Investment Program III is being promoted. According to the current state of knowledge, there ...
The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns against WhatsApp groups such as „S373 Robeco Kernmitgliedergruppe“, “M2 Robeco Value Investing Kreis“ and „999 Robeco Investment Strategiezentrum - Blockhandel“, which are allegedly operated by the Frankfurt a.M.-based company Robeco Deutschland, Zweigniederlassung der Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. („Robeco“). In the WhatsApp groups consumers are enticed to trade financial products via the app „RBC NL“. It is suspected that...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers, in particular offers to purchase shares and alleged pre-IPO shares, which are purportedly brokered by Ambassador. According to information available to BaFin, Ambassador Management GmbH, supposedly based in Frankfurt am Main, Ambassador Financial Group Ltd. and Ambassador Global Systems LLC are providing financial or investment services without the required authorisation. According to the current state of knowledge, there...
The financial supervisory authority BaFin is warning against WhatsApp and Telegram groups where consumers are lured into trading cryptocurrencies via the fraudulent trading platform TradeNova, which can currently be accessed through the website m.tradenovaeo(.)com. According to their findings, the trading platform TradeNova provides financial services, securities transactions, as well as cryptocurrency-related services without authorization.
The Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin has issued warnings regarding offerings found on websites maxfuledge(.)com and trading-area.maxfuledge-v2(.)com/auth/register. Based on its investigations, the purportedly London or Singapore-based trading platform MaxFulEdge offers unauthorised financial services, securities transactions, and cryptocurrency-related services. The platform promotes its offerings through supposed customer service representatives (maja.weis(at)maxfuledge.team and sophia....