The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a renewed warning against Pay Back, a/k/a Money Back fund recovery scheme. This scheme, which operates out of Israel, has been blacklisted by FinTelegram due to its deceptive practices. Despite posing as a legitimate recovery service, Pay Back has been exploiting scam victims by promising to recover their lost funds for an upfront fee.
The Israeli fund recovery scheme, Pay Back, a/k/a Money Back, has been black-listed by FinTelegram following detailed investigations. Operating for years under various brands, domains, and websites, this scheme has been exploiting the vulnerabilities of scam victims under the guise of offering them a chance to recover their lost funds. The UK FCA issued an updated warning against the scheme, which acts as a clone of an FCA-regulated entity.
Cybercrime is a lethal threat to our global online society. Schemes like Scamadviser position themselves as bastions against online scams. Scamadviser, under the stewardship of founder Jorij Abraham, ostensibly battles the digital scourge of scams. Not content with Scamadviser alone, Abraham also pilots the Global Anti Spam Alliance (GASA), amplifying his anti-scam crusade. Yet, beneath this veneer of virtuous combat lies a perplexing association that beckons rigorous scrutiny.
In our view, dubious fund recovery schemes are the worst of all because they play on the forgiveness of victims. The U.K.'s financial markets regulator FCA has warned against the Pay Back Agency fund recovery scheme, which would allegedly be regulated in Israel. In 2019, the FCA and other regulators warned against Pay Back Ltd, a/k/a Payback Limited. We think these schemes belong together and warn all victims of scams to fall for them.