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Paragonix Edge: BaFin warns consumers about further Paragonix Edge websites
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.
COIN Bull Vision: BaFin warns against offers on website coinbullvisionltd(.)com
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website coinbullvisionltd(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the trading platform COIN Bull Vision Ltd. (also: COIN Bull Vision GmbH) is providing financial, investment and crypto asset services without the required authorisation.
FragFinanz: BaFin warns against offers on website fragfinanz(.)com
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on website fragfinanz(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, banking transactions, especially fixed-term deposits, financial or investment services are being provided by FragFinanz without the required authorisation.
Brookfield Asset Management GmbH: BaFin warns of unauthorized offers allegedly originating and points to identity theft
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.
Identity fraud: BaFin warns against offers on websites ubpmanagement(.)co, commerzglobal(.)com, longsharks(.)com and paribasgroup(.)net
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 from the companies listed on the websites. This is a case of identity fraud.
parex-am(.)com: BaFin warns consumers about website and identity theft
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website parex-am(.)com. BaFin has information that this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
BaFin warns consumers about the website ownmoodspace(.)com.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Own Mood Space and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website ownmoodspace(.)com of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
Identity theft: BaFin warns against offers on website fidelity-ag(.)com
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 Verwaltungs AG or any other company under the brand “Fidelity “. The telephone number of FIL Fondsbank GmbH displayed in this context to the persons called is being misused. This is a case of identity theft, including manipulated caller ID (caller ID spoofing).
Five Pillars DeFi: BaFin warns consumers about the website fivepillarstoken(.)com
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) suspects the unknown operators of the website fivepillarstoken(.)com of offering consumers cryptoasset services in Germany without the required authorisation. The offers include “crypto debit cards” and staking using Five Pillars Tokens.
Telegram groups and trading app: BaFin warns consumers about identity theft in connection with the apps “NYLI” and “NYLIPLUS”
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.
WhatsApp groups and trading app: BaFin warns consumers about identity theft in connection with the app “PayDenPro”
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.
BaFin warns consumers about the website givhalbank(.)com
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website givhalbank(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, this website is being used to offer banking business and financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
BaFin warns consumers about the website blitz365finance(.)org and identity fraud
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.
BaFin warns consumers about the website Advanziagroup(.)io
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website Advanziagroup(.)io. According to information available to BaFin, the operators are offering banking business and/or financial services on this website without the required authorisation. The unknown operators of the website are not supervised by BaFin.
BaFin warns consumers about the website glenfordcap(.)com
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website glenfordcap(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
Identity theft: BaFin warns against offers from the email address wise[at]wisefestgeldkonto(.)com
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.
Identity fraud: BaFin warns against offers on website ellis-ag(.)net
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.
TPK Vermögensverwaltungs KG: suspected offer to the public of shares in AuA 24 AG without the required prospectus
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has sufficient grounds to suspect that TPK Vermögensverwaltungs KG is offering securities to the public in Germany in the form of shares in AuA 24 AG without the required prospectus. There are no indications that the conditions for exemption from the prospectus requirement are met.
App “RBC NL”: BaFin warns against offers in WhatsApp groups and indicates identity fraud at the expense of Robeco
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 unknown operators are offering banking and financial services without the required authorisation. The offers do not originate from Robeco, an affiliated company, or its employees. Robeco does not sell financial products via WhatsApp groups or other social networks. It is a case of identity fraud at the expense of the company.
BaFin warns consumers about products and services offered by Marketplace24-7 GmbH
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about “bearer bonds” being offered for subscription by Marketplace24-7 GmbH on the website non-dom(.)group. BaFin suspects the company of conducting banking business without the required authorisation. The company is furthermore suspected of making an unauthorised public offer of securities without a prospectus. Under the German Securities Prospectus Act (Wertpapierprospektgesetz – WpPG), a prospectus is required for an offer of securities to the public. BaFin has not received a securities prospectus from the company.
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