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September 8, 2023

Offshore Broker OnspotBNK Vanished After Too Many Regulatory Enforcement Actions!

OnspotBNK has been on our radar since 2022. We found that the unauthorized offshore broker cooperated with FCA-regulated broker One Financial Markets. Since then, financial market regulators from several regulatory regimes, such as Italy's Consob and Spain's CNMV, have warned against OnspotBNK. The offshore broker has changed domains several times but is now likely to have disappeared for good. A successor will surely appear soon.

July 24, 2023

New Regulatory Warnings Against Black-Listed Offshore Broker Scheme OnspotBNK

OnspotBNK is a black-listed offshore broker and scam active with various legal entities and domains in various jurisdictions. Currently, the website with the new domain Onspotcap.com indicates ONS Financieel Advies & Coaching B.V., registered and licensed in Holland as the owner. We have not found a valid license. The Italien Consob warned against the offshore broker, as did the Alberta Securities Commission in Canada. Stay far away and protect your financial health.

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October 13, 2022

Attention! Offshore Broker OnspotBNK Still Active With New Domain!

OnspotBNK is an offshore broker and a scam. OnspotBNK Limited, allegedly regulated by the Vanuatu Financial Services Commission (VFSC) with license number 40133/17, would be the operator. However, we have found neither the license number nor the company in the register of the VFSC. Instead, we found that the DubaiFXM and DBFX brokers are connected. The same perpetrators are behind these schemes and many more. We found Jubiter, a/k/a CoindDeck, as the facilitating payment processor. Stay very far away and protect your money.

September 20, 2022

Good News! Offshore Brokers NewFX, DBInvesting, And DBFX Ceased To Attack EEA Consumers!

We have covered the Maltese boiler room operator Capital Solutions and the connected offshore brokers for a few months now. The Italian Gennaro Lanza controls the boiler room operations and the related offshore brokers such as NewFX, Dubai FXM, DBFX, or DBinvesting. The NewFX and DBFX websites are no longer accessible to European customers, and DBInvesting no longer accepts EU & UK clients. This is good news and probably also due to FinTelegram reporting.

June 30, 2022

The Maltese Boiler Room Operator Capital Solutions And Its Vast Broker Network!

Over the last couple of months, FinTelegram published several reports on the Maltese boiler room operator Capital Solutions Ltd. We very quickly received further information from whistleblowers and partners. The Italian Gennaro Lanza is currently the only remaining beneficial owner after his Italian co-founders Massimiliano Moroni, and Italo Mainolfi sold him their shares. Lanza is connected to several offshore brokers such as Dubai FXM, NewFX, or DB Investing. Evidently, he is operating a vast unauthorized financial business in Malta.

December 6, 2021

Consob Monday – Italian regulator orders black-out of five websites

Like clockwork! On 6 December 2021, Italian regulator Consob ordered the black-out of five new sites illegally offering financial services to Italian consumers. Since July 2019, the Italian watchdog has blocked 558 websites for the Italian market. Consob is currently the only European regulator that has this power in regulatory enforcement. It would be desirable if other jurisdictions also gave their regulators such authorization to fight scams more efficiently.

August 11, 2021

Investor warning against NewFX and DBinvesting!

Spanish CNMV has recently issued an investor warning against the unauthorized broker NewFX, which actually a scam. The broker's website provides different companies as the operators. There is NEWFX Limited and then BIG HORIZONS Limited. The CNMV has also identified DBFX Limited as one of the operators. This very legal entity also operated the DBFXtrades scam, which the Italian Consob blocked in October 2020.

Paxum Bank: The Offshore Bank for the Porn Industry!

Paxum Bank, an offshore financial institution based in Dominica, has found itself at the center of controversy due to its connections with high-risk industries and recent revelations about its relationship with the embattled Tate brothers. Specializing in serving the adult entertainment sector, the bank has become a key player in providing financial services to businesses often shunned by traditional banks. However, this niche focus has also drawn scrutiny from regulators and investigators.

Tate Brothers Case: The Misogynist Influencers Used Offshore Accounts to Launder Proceeds from Sexual Exploitation!

New evidence suggests that the influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate used offshore accounts, including Paxum Bank, to conceal profits from their controversial webcam business. The Tates are facing serious charges, including human trafficking and money laundering. This case highlights the need for robust AML/KYC practices, particularly for payment processors in high-risk sectors like adult entertainment.

UK FCA Charges First Individual for Operating Illegal Crypto ATM Network for Money Laundering!

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has charged London-based Olumide Osunkoya with running an illegal crypto ATM network, marking the first case of its kind in the UK. As crypto ATMs are increasingly used for money laundering, the FCA's crackdown on unregistered operators underscores the need for strict regulatory compliance. The ATM scheme allegedly processed £2.6 million in crypto transactions.

Public-Listed Crypto Exchange Coinbase Has to Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over SEC Risks!

U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase must face a shareholder lawsuit accusing it of downplaying regulatory risks, specifically the chances of being sued by the SEC. While a U.S. judge dismissed parts of the case, the key allegation of misrepresenting regulatory risks will proceed. This case underscores the importance of transparency in the crypto sector, where regulatory uncertainties continue to loom large, particularly in the U.S.

U.S. Regulator SEC Charges Seven Public Companies for Violating Whistleblower Protection Rules!

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged seven public U.S. companies with using agreements that restricted employees from reporting securities law violations, resulting in over $3 million in penalties. The SEC takes strict action against organizations and individuals who seek to contractually restrict whistleblowers' rights. The regulator needs insiders to disclose financial wrongdoing and compliance violations.