Category: Illegal Payment Services
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Urgent Warning Against VentureXchange Broker Scam!
On Nov 15, 2023, the German regulator BaFin issued a warning against the VentureXchanges a/k/a VentureseXchanges broker scam. This is allegedly operated by PIX POINT CONSULTING LTD, registered in the UK, and has already attracted attention as the operator of the PixPalPro scam. Other regulators have also issued warnings against this entity. Stay far away; protect your financial health and your data.
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Attention: Another Regulatory Warning Against Broker Scam Tools4Deals!
A few weeks ago, we issued a warning against the black-listed broker scam Tools4Deals. The Dutch regulator AMF has the broker on its warning list. Today, the Spanish regulator CNMV has also issued a warning against the scam. The payment agent for credit/debit cards is Admirra, which is registered in the UK. Stay away, protect your financial health and your data.
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Urgent Warning Against Tools4Deals Broker Scam
The Dutch Financial Markets Authority (AMF) warned against the broker scam Tools4 Deals in September 2023. Of course, the website does not provide any information about the legal entity. Addresses in Amsterdam and Singapore appear in the emails and on the website. The payment processor for credit/debit cards is Admirra, which is registered in the UK and officially acts as a provider of courses for trading. Stay far away!
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Urgent Warning Against the Trade Tech Broker Scam Facilitated By MoonPay!
The Spanish regulator CNMV has warned against the broker scam Trade Tech. It is allegedly operated by Zermatt Group LLC, registered in St. Vincent & The Grenadines. Potential victims can lose their money via credit/debit card deposit or via crypto. As a payment processor, we have once again discovered MoonPay, via which potential victims buy their cryptos using credit/debit cards. Stay far away and protect your money!
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Business Insider reports on the EFRI lawsuits filed by scam victims against ING and Payvision!
FinTelegram has reported a number of stories since 2018 about Dutch FinTech Payvision's involvement as a payment processor in broker scams. Payvision was acquired by major Dutch bank ING in 2018 and continued its illicit activities. The European Fund Recovery Initiative (EFRI) has coordinated victim lawsuits against supporting payment processors like Payvision for years. Business Insider has now also reported on these lawsuits.
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Investor Warning Against Scam Broker Oro Markets Facilitated by MoonPay!
The Spanish regulator CNMV warned against the broker scam Oro Markets earlier this week. It is allegedly operated by ECB7 Capital Ltd, registered in St. Vincent & The Grenadines. However, we have not found this offshore entity. It is likely to be a fake. Potential victims can lose their money via credit/debit cards and crypto. One of the payment facilitators is MoonPay. Stay far away and protect your data and financial health.
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Payvision Victims Go After The Dutch Regulator DNB Over Refusal To Support Them!
FinTelegram readers are well aware that through the coordination of the European Funds Recovery Initiative (EFRI), the Dutch payment processor Payvision, now in liquidation, is being sued by victims of scams who made and lost their deposits through Payvision. An investigation conducted by Dutch regulator De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) confirmed that Payvision supported scams and violated financial laws in the process. However, DNB does not want to make the report available to victims.
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Attention: Keler Group Broker Scam Vanished After More Regulatory Warnings!
The Keler Group broker scam has been active since early 2022 and, to the best of our knowledge, has ripped off thousands of consumers. Victims' deposits were processed via crypto payment processors such as the Russian AllCoinSwapper. Most recently, Swiss regulator FINMA placed Keler Group on its warning list following several reports by FinTelegram. It looks like the scam broker's website and the victims' money have vanished.
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Urgent Warning. The Portrades Broker Scam Still Attacks Consumers in Europe And North America!
FinTelegram has already issued a warning against Portrades broker scam in January 2023. The scam is still operating with various domains and is operated through the offshore company Signix Ltd in the Marshall Islands. Bulgarian companies Luko Solutions and Tera Solutions are payment processors for the victims' credit/debit card payments. Stay far away and protect your financial health.
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Urgent Warning Against EuroxtradeFX Broker Scam Facilitated By Cardeta!
The Spanish regulator CNMV has issued a warning against EuroxtradeFX, which is allegedly operated through a legal entity in St. Vincent & The Grenadines. We have not found this company. EuroxtradeFX also falsely claims to be a member of the Financial Commission, a dispute resolution organization. As a supporting payment processor for credit/debit card deposits, we have once again found Cardeta. Stay far away and protect your financial health.
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Investor Warning Against TradeCentrix Broker Scam Facilitated By BridgerPay
Spanish regulator CNMV issued a warning against the TradeCentrix broker scam yesterday. The website does not provide any information about the operator. The phone number provided on the website is also associated with the OpaBitcoin and auroxtrade broker scams. As a payment facilitator for credit/debit cards, we found Israeli-Cypriot BridgerPay. You should stay far away and protect your financial health and their data.