Another Clone Targets UK Clients – FCA

Friday, 11/12/2015 | 17:25 GMT by Irina Slav
  • This time the unauthorized firm is claiming the same address as the legitimate financial services provider
Another Clone Targets UK Clients – FCA
Bloomberg

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ) has warned against a firm called JJ Bauer Asset Management / JJ Bauer Equity Research, which is a Clone of a legitimate firm, authorized for operation in the European Economic Area, the UK included.

The FCA said the contact details and addresses of the clone are as follows:

Addresses: 46a Avenue John F Kennedy, L - 1855 Luxembourg

Neuriedgasse 4, Eisenstadt, A-7000, Austria (clone of authorised firm’s address)

19 & 22/F Shibuya Mark City, 1-12-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-Ku, Japan

28 West 44th Street, New York 10036, USA

Telephone: 0035220202103; 0035227860512; 004372088046; 0081345209499; 0016464752093

Fax: 0035224610550; 0043268220563004

Website: www.jj-bauer.com

Email: info@jj-bauer.com

The legitimate entity, named Josef Johann Bauer has a reference number of 446164 and is headquartered at Neuriedgasse 4, Eisenstadt, A-7000, Austria, the watchdog also said.

The FCA reminded UK investors that clones employ the tactic of adopting a legitimate company’s name when they cold call potential victims, urging them to be wary if they get contacted by anyone claiming to work for this company.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ) has warned against a firm called JJ Bauer Asset Management / JJ Bauer Equity Research, which is a Clone of a legitimate firm, authorized for operation in the European Economic Area, the UK included.

The FCA said the contact details and addresses of the clone are as follows:

Addresses: 46a Avenue John F Kennedy, L - 1855 Luxembourg

Neuriedgasse 4, Eisenstadt, A-7000, Austria (clone of authorised firm’s address)

19 & 22/F Shibuya Mark City, 1-12-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-Ku, Japan

28 West 44th Street, New York 10036, USA

Telephone: 0035220202103; 0035227860512; 004372088046; 0081345209499; 0016464752093

Fax: 0035224610550; 0043268220563004

Website: www.jj-bauer.com

Email: info@jj-bauer.com

The legitimate entity, named Josef Johann Bauer has a reference number of 446164 and is headquartered at Neuriedgasse 4, Eisenstadt, A-7000, Austria, the watchdog also said.

The FCA reminded UK investors that clones employ the tactic of adopting a legitimate company’s name when they cold call potential victims, urging them to be wary if they get contacted by anyone claiming to work for this company.

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