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Calculus Investments Ltd.: BaFin warns consumers about offers on the website calculusinv(.)com and on social media channels promoting the sale and purchase of the CVUZ token via the “GVEXPRO” app
BaFin warns against offers on the website calculusinv(.)com and on social media channels such as the “Calculus Investment Academy VIP Y” group. According to information available to BaFin, Calculus Investments Ltd, which claims to be domiciled in New York and Frankfurt/Main, is providing financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
BaFin warns consumers about the series of platforms with the slogan “Smarter trading with zero spreads”
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about a series of almost identical websites. According to information available to BaFin, the operators use these websites to conduct banking business and/or provide financial services without the required authorisation. The operators of the websites are not supervised by BaFin.
MEX Exchange and MultiBank Group: BaFin warns against offers on the website mexassetexchange(.)com
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website mexassetexchange(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the operator MEX Eychange, allegedly based in Eschborn, Germany, is providing financial, investment and crypto asset services without the required authorisation. The operator falsely claims to be regulated by BaFin. There is no link to an authorised investment firm from Eschborn, Germany.
MetaFlow Finance: BaFin issues warning about job offers
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about job offers for a “part-time payment assistant” (Teilzeit-Auszahlungsassistent) appearing on the website metaflows(.)work. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website metaflows(.)work of offering consumers payment services without the required authorisation.
BaFin warns consumers about the website viforex(.)com
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website viforex(.)com. BaFin has information that this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
Identity fraud: BaFin warns consumers about the website goldingfx(.)com
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.
Midvest Limited: warns consumers about the website midv-lim(.)com
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website midv-lim(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the operator Midvest Limited from Manchester, UK, is providing financial and investment services without the required authorisation.
Smart IT Global Limited: evidence indicates no prospectus published
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has evidence indicating that Smart IT Global Limited, Hong Kong, is offering several capital investments to the public in Germany. This includes two forms of profit participation loans, which are being offered under the names “smart it World” and “smart it Sprint”. Furthermore, another investment is currently being marketed that offers the prospect of assets in the form of a cash settlement in return for the temporary provision of money (“smart it Origin”). In contravention of section 6 of the German Capital Investment Act (Vermögensanlagengesetz – VermAnlG), no prospectus has been published for any of these products.
Adams Street Partners: BaFin warns consumers about identity fraud in WhatsApp groups
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, Adams Street (Europe) GmbH or their employees or partners. This is a case of identity fraud.
Identity fraud against Ultramarin Capital GmbH, Munich: BaFin warns consumers about the website ultramarin-capital(.)com
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website ultramarin-capital(.)com. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website of offering consumers financial and investment services without the required authorisation.
Identity Fraud: BaFin Warns About Offers On Website krf-mbh(.)com
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 platform. Tokens delivered there are almost certainly lost.
BaFin warns consumers about the websites weisbergadvisors(.)inc and weisbergadvisors(.)ai
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the websites weisbergadvisors(.)inc and weisbergadvisors(.)ai. According to information available to BaFin, these websites are being used to offer financial and investment services without the required authorisation.
Identity Fraud: BaFin warns of unfair job offer on the website vios-beratung(.)de
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 as instructed by their “employer”. In reality, these accounts are being misused to process payments. As such, victims may even make themselves criminally liable. These funds usually originate from illegal activities. Their origin and destination should remain concealed.
Dukas-Global: BaFin warns consumers about the website dukas-global(.)com
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.
BaFin warns consumers about the website referral.mnlo(.)app
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website referral.mnlo(.)app. BaFin has information that Next Level Church Global Hub, Inc., New Orleans, USA, is using this website to offer banking business and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
BaFin warns consumers about the website blue-invest(.)org
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.
Rostock24 Limited: BaFin warns consumers about the website Rostock24(.)com
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Rostock24 Limited and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website rostock24(.)com of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation. Rostock24 Limited, which purportedly has its head office in Nuremberg, claims to be registered with the British Companies House. This is not the case.
Two-five-management.com: BaFin warns about website and identity fraud
The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns about offers from the website two-five-management(.)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 TwoFive Management GmbH, which is registered with BaFin as an AIF asset management company, Section 2 (4) of the German Capital Investment Code (KAGB). It is a case of identity fraud. TwoFive Management GmbH has no connection with the website or the banking transactions and financial services offered there.
White Rock Financial Consultancy Limited: BaFin warns against offers on the website whiterock-financial(.)eu
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.
Identity theft: BaFin warns against offers from the email address bancosantander.es-kundenservice[at]outlook(.)com
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.
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