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Nadex Clone and Three Other Sites Blocked by Consob
2023-05-26T10:25:17.440+02:00
None of these platforms is authorized to operate in Italy or any other EU country.
Consob blocked almost 900 websites in the last three years.
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Rakuten Securities Hong Kong Warns Investors of Fraudulent Impersonators
2023-03-06T13:53:10.565+02:00
Fraudulent actors are impersonating Rakuten Securities HK.
The number of clone companies increased in 2022 and the beginning of 2023.
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FSMA Warns against Webull Clone and 20 Other Unlicensed Platforms
2023-02-23T12:47:28.324+02:00
According to Belgium's FSMA, listed platforms may extort money from investors.
A Clone of the WeBull trading brand is one of them.
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CySEC Warns against Licensed Broker Clone
2023-02-09T15:41:24.679+02:00
IMS Crypto uses the CIF license number of IMS Markets.
The latter is CySEC's authorized investment firm, the first is just a clone.
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Retail FX
UK FCA Warns against Clone of FX Broker Axi
2023-02-02T17:11:31.314+02:00
AxiCorp owns both Axi and One Financial Markets.
The FCA clamped down on a number of clone companies in 2022.
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FSMA Warns against Clone of CoinDesk and 30 Fraudulent Trading Platforms
2022-11-23T14:30:04.449+02:00
A clone of CoinDesk was among 30 other fraudulent trading platforms flagged by the FSMA.
According to the Belgian market watchdog, financial scams are rising significantly.
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FMA Warns against Fraudster Impersonating the Regulator
2022-10-25T10:58:19.578+02:00
Scammer tries tricking consumers and investors into pretending to be a regulatory clerk.
The FMA warned of impostors four times in October 2022.
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UK FCA Warns on Clone Firm Impersonating Zenfinex
2022-07-25T23:24:00.000+02:00
The website is cloning the legit website of Zenfinex.
The site remains operative as of press time.
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Regulation
UK FCA Warns on Clone Firm Crypto-Trade 365
2022-04-25T23:18:00.000+02:00
The website is using details from an FCA-authorized firm.
Rational Foreign Exchange Limited is the legit company regulated by the FCA.
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Regulation
A Clone Firm Is Impersonating HYCM Broker, UK FCA Warns
2021-11-25T20:16:34.000+02:00
Recently, the FCA said that another clone firm was impersonating Bank of America and Wells Fargo.
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Regulation
UK FCA Warns on Clone Firm Impersonating Bank of America
2021-11-23T20:16:32.000+02:00
The British watchdog cautioned about impersonators using Wells Fargo's business details in September.
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UK FCA Warns on a Clone Firm Impersonating Wells Fargo
2021-09-22T19:30:10.000+02:00
The FCA stated that fraudsters are using fake domains to convince people that they are working for Wells Fargo.
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Retail FX
UK FCA Warns of Three Clone Firms Operating in the Country
2021-08-26T20:21:57.000+02:00
One of the clone firms spotted by the watchdog is impersonating an EEA authorized company.
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Retail FX
UK FCA Warns on Three Companies Operating without a License
2021-08-11T21:52:25.000+02:00
The British watchdog said that two of the companies are 'clone firms' of existing licensed ones operating in the country.
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Admiral Markets Warns Clients of Fake AdmiralFxMarkets Website
2020-11-09T17:05:26.000+02:00
AdmiralFxMarkets claims to offer crypto and FX investment plans, with returns ranging from 500 percent to 1000 percent
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Regulation
Malaysian Regulator Issues Warning against Rising Clone Firm Scams
2020-11-05T10:24:34.000+02:00
The fraudulent companies are impersonating legitimate public listed companies (PLCs) to dupe investors.
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Brokers
FCA Warns of Clone FX Website Posing as Lincoln Finance
2020-01-09T21:47:56.000+02:00
Ironically, some cloned scams contact the FCA to change the legitimate company's contact details on the register.
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CySEC Blacklists Four Brands Claiming Affiliation with Bdswiss
2019-12-23T12:04:54.000+02:00
Nervic Fx Trade, Crypt Fx Tm, Urban Fx, and Intense Fx Trade are the latest to be added to the CySEC’s caution list.
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FCA Alerts Public of OptionFX, Clone of Signal Centre
2019-12-17T17:36:38.000+02:00
The original company provides brokers with trade ideas and trading signals through a B2B solution.
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Dukascopy Exposes ‘Russian Clone’ Impersonating its Brand
2019-09-27T20:59:12.000+02:00
The company says dukas-broker is fraudulently using Dukascopy’s name and logo for attracting clients/investors.
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Regulation
FCA Keeps a Close Watch, Flags Midpoint Exchange Clone Firm
2019-09-25T08:42:44.000+02:00
The entity is a clone firm of Midpoint & Transfer Ltd, the regulator warned.
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FCA Reveals Another Clone Firm - First BTC FX
2019-09-20T15:01:12.000+02:00
The regulator warns that the entity is a clone firm of First Global (UK) Limited.
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Central Bank of Ireland Calls Out Virtu Financial Clone
2019-07-30T14:38:16.000+02:00
The Irish authority has singled out Virtu Financial (United Kingdom).
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Irish Central Bank: Clone Firms are on Rise, Flags Entity
2019-07-26T15:40:14.000+02:00
NBI Funds has stolen the details from a legit company, including address, FCA authorization number and more.
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Regulation
SFC Suggests that Merrill Wealth is Merrill Lynch Clone Firm
2019-07-25T14:25:58.000+02:00
The entity has been listed on the regulator’s warning page as a “suspicious website.”
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