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Regulation
SFC Also Fights Against Clone Firms, Exposes Fake CITIC Bank
2019-07-18T18:03:49.000+02:00
The Hong Kong regulator has recently made fighting against financial fraud its top enforcement priority.
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City Watchdog Exposes Fake Clone of FXCM UK
2019-06-20T17:08:38.000+02:00
The FCA alleges that the copycat broker has chosen to operate under the name ‘FXCM Germany.’
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Another Clone Firm is Flagged by the FCA, CWG Markets
2019-06-19T14:18:30.000+02:00
CWG Markets is a clone firm of CFD broker CWG Markets Ltd, the regulator said.
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Another Clone FX Broker Comes Up; FCA Issues Warning
2019-06-14T21:00:45.000+02:00
The spread of fraudulent clone websites that mimic the sites of reputable financial entities is nothing new.
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FCA Blacklists Goldman Sachs Clone Firm & Swiss Crypto Clone
2019-06-14T14:17:08.000+02:00
The UK watchdog has flagged Goldman Sachs Asset Management International and Swiss Investment Ltd.
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FCA Warns of Crypto Clone Impersonating Broker Dealer ICAP
2019-05-24T23:30:09.000+02:00
ICAP Crypto provides contact details, which seems mixed with details of TP ICAP, the world’s largest interdealer broker.
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FCA Flags Amana Financial Services Clone Firm
2019-03-22T11:31:05.000+02:00
The regulator said the hucksters have been targeting members of the British public
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FCA Flags Clone Firm Schurz Helmut as FX Scams Plague Market
2019-03-18T16:49:28.000+02:00
The entity is claiming to be associated with an FCA-authorised firm with the same name.
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New Zealand’s FMA: Be Wary of Credit Capital International
2019-03-07T09:28:15.000+02:00
The entity appears to be a clone firm of a legitimate New Zealand registered company.
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Gold FX Trading Identified as Clone Firm of Gain Capital UK
2019-02-27T16:05:59.000+02:00
The FCA has flagged the company for fraudulently copying the licence details of a legitimate firm.
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FCA Flags European Capital Markets Clone Firm
2019-02-08T18:48:56.000+02:00
Scammers have been using the firm's regulatory license number to lend themselves an air of legitimacy
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Monex Group Warns of Clone Firm Monex Coin Management
2019-01-28T12:11:23.000+02:00
Monex Coin Management is soliciting customers of the Group to use an automated trading system.
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Scams Continue to Spring Up in UK, FCA Exposes Another Clone
2019-01-11T22:44:13.000+02:00
The FCA urges individuals to utilize its official register to ascertain the authorization of any firm before dealing with it.
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Another Clone Firm Caught, FCA Warns of Market Gate Coin
2019-01-11T17:05:08.000+02:00
Market Gate Coin has cloned the details of Central Markets Investment Management Limited.
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Caught Red Handed: CySEC Warns of BDSwiss Clone Firms
2019-01-08T16:56:25.000+02:00
Capital Swiss FX and EXPERT FX TRADE fraudulently copied details from BDSwiss, including website design.
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FCA Issues Scam Warning as Hantec Markets Site ‘Cloned Twice’
2018-12-05T20:22:46.000+02:00
Hantec Markets is the official FX partner of east London football club West Ham United.
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Regulation
FCA Blacklists Cryptocurrency Clone Firm World Techno Trade
2018-11-20T17:01:30.000+02:00
Fraudsters are illegally using the details of the FCA-regulated firm True Trade Limited.
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FCA Warns Against Scammers Pretending to Represent AllianceBernstein
2018-11-16T17:40:11.000+02:00
Fraudsters have been trying to steal money from members of the public by pretending to represent the asset manager.
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FCA Blacklists Crypto Clone Firm and Unauthorized FX Broker
2018-11-01T16:05:37.000+02:00
Cryptobourse and Meta Investing have both been identified as potential scams.
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New Zealand’s FMA Warns Against FX Scam and Crypto Clone Firm
2018-11-01T09:05:05.000+02:00
According to the warnings, Russ Horn (Forex Equinox), Zend Trade, and Cryptogain all have the characteristics of a scam.
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CySEC Warns Against Trading Provider Boom Xchange
2018-10-26T14:57:26.000+02:00
The company is falsely claiming to be affiliated with Lead Capital Markets Ltd, a Cyprus investment firm.
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City Watchdog Warns of Fake Clone Pretending to be ADSS
2018-10-24T19:02:17.000+02:00
ADSS is one of the heavyweight FX and CFD brokers in Europe and the Middle East.
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FCA Warns About a Clone of AMP Futures Called AMP Trading
2018-10-23T19:17:04.000+02:00
The AMP Trading clone company pretends to be registered in Europe but is, in fact, operating an unregulated brokerage.
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Hong Kong’s SFC Warns Against Clone of Merrill Lynch
2018-10-18T16:30:51.000+02:00
Merrill Lynch is not the first banking giant to have clones in Hong Kong.
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German Watchdog Alerts Public to FXCM Clone
2018-09-18T18:35:40.000+02:00
The copycat broker operates under the brand ‘FXC Markets’, a name similar enough to Forex Capital Markets.
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