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FSMA Warning: Fake Bank CEO Interviews Used to Lure Investors into Fraudulent Trading Platforms
The Belgian FSMA has issued a major warning exposing fraudulent trading platforms and funnel websites that use fabricated interviews with bank CEOs to deceive investors.
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The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) of Belgium has issued a public warning regarding sophisticated online trading scams that leverage fabricated interviews with major bank chief executive officers (CEOs). In these staged campaigns, fake journalists criticize conventional bank loans while promoting an alleged revolutionary trading system that promises substantial, rapid returns starting with a small initial deposit of 250 euros. The FSMA confirms that these interviews are completely fictitious and the investment products promoted are entirely fraudulent.
Scammers deploy multiple channels to reel in victims, including fake celebrity advertisements, bogus CEO interviews, deceptive lead-generation websites, fraudulent social media and dating profiles (such as on Tinder, Bumble, or Happn), and unsolicited additions to Telegram or WhatsApp trading groups. Once interested victims register and make their initial deposit, perpetrators frequently request remote computer access under the guise of technical assistance, allowing them to install spyware or execute unauthorized fund transfers.
After receiving the funds, fraudulent platforms display fake trades and fabricated account balances to simulate massive profits. Scammers then apply aggressive psychological pressure, making non-stop phone calls and issuing urgent or threatening demands for additional capital. When victims attempt to withdraw their funds, the operators block the requests, inventing demands for exorbitant fees and bogus tax payments. The FSMA notes that many of these schemes operate as Ponzi schemes, collapsing once new recruitments cease and disappearing with the victims' money.
The FSMA identified several recruitment and funnel websites directing consumers to these illegal operations: Azaliumbit (azaliumbit.com), Beinveron (beinveron.com), Eminix Fintrion (eminix-fintrion.com), Impuls Crescente (impulscrescente.com), Ivelis Trade 7.2 (ivelistrade72.com), Juste Patrimòire (justepatrimoire.com, justepatrimoireai.com), Quantex Belgica (immediaterevolution360.nl, quantexbelgica.com, quantex-belgica.net), Riche Fondois (riche-fondois.com), Steen Luxeris (steen-luxeris.com, steenluxeris.net), Sterk Fundalis (sterkfundalis-be.com), Stevig Valtrion (500-intal.com, stevig-valtrion.com), Sûreté Valflux (surete-valflux.com), Vénitance (venitance.com, venitance-ai.com), and X Trade Grok 9.1 Nova (xtradegrok91-nova.com).
Additionally, the regulator advised the public against engaging with the following fraudulent trading platforms and clone firms: 222-Trade, Alivio Finances, Arko Group, Aventor Partners, Axstera, CF Trading, CrystoVision, Eha Markets, Exodus AI, Exovate Markets, Fx-Ln, Genesisarbit, Globera-Fx, Grand Gate Agency, Infinity Max Edge, Innovate X Capital (Clone), Invest Capital World, Lotment Capital, MSF, NewRockwood, Nova Trade Core, NowWeTrade, Plustrade, Promorion Group, PrymexEnergy, Rockpoint Partners, SPO / Mttzoq, Suisse Equity, Swissquote (Clone), Sybbex Limited, TheGainForge, Volia Invest AG, and Yureplex.
Investors who have engaged with these entities should immediately cease all communication and payments, exit associated trading chat groups, and alert their banks. Victims should collect and document all transaction records and communications to file complaints with law enforcement and financial regulators. The FSMA also warns victims to remain vigilant against recovery room scams, where secondary fraudsters pose as asset-recovery specialists demanding upfront fees to recover lost investments.