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The CFTC files enforcement action against Aureus Revenue Group LLC and Emir Jesus Matos Camargo for running a $1.5 million fraudulent commodity pool Ponzi scheme.
Source: Release Number 8964-24
Read full alertThe CFTC has ordered Texas firm Cost Management Solutions, LLC to pay a $100,000 penalty for conducting swap and options brokerage activities without required registration.
Source: Release Number 8941-24
Read full alertBelgium's FSMA warns investors against scammers impersonating registered Belgian intermediaries to sell fake investments and operate recovery room scams.
Source: Usurpation de l’identité d’intermédiaires belges : gare aux arnaques
Read full alertThe FSMA warns investors of English-speaking fraudsters cloning licensed Belgian insurance intermediaries to peddle fake investments and recovery room scams.
Source: Identiteitsdiefstal bij Belgische tussenpersonen: opgelet voor oplichting
Read full alertThe Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has warned the public about scammers impersonating registered Belgian intermediaries to execute fake investment schemes and recovery room fraud.
Source: Identity theft from Belgian intermediaries: beware of fraud
Read full alertA federal court has ordered Storm Bryant, Elijah Bryant III, and their firms to pay over $5.3 million in penalties and restitution for running a fraudulent forex Ponzi scheme.
Source: Release Number 9016-24
Read full alertA federal court has ordered five individuals behind the Icomtech crypto scheme to pay over $5 million in restitution and penalties for running a fraudulent digital asset trading platform.
Source: Release Number 9017-24
Read full alertThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has joined forces with federal agencies and industry partners to raise awareness about deceptive crypto relationship scams known as pig butchering.
Source: Release Number 8963-24
Read full alertThe CFTC and DOJ have united with over 15 federal agencies to combat widespread pig butchering cryptocurrency investment schemes that steal billions annually.
Source: Release Number 8932-24
Read full alertA federal court has entered a consent order against Nevada metals trader Daniel Shak, imposing a $750,000 fine and a permanent trading ban for deceptive spoofing schemes in gold and silver futures.
Source: Release Number 8891-24
Read full alertBelgium's Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has issued a warning regarding fraudsters impersonating Belgian banks and foreign intermediaries to pitch fake term deposit accounts.
Source: Usurpation de l’identité de banques belges dans le cadre d’une offre frauduleuse de comptes à terme : gare aux arnaques !
Read full alertBelgium's Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has issued a warning regarding fraudsters impersonating Belgian banks and licensed financial intermediaries to sell fake term deposit accounts.
Source: Identiteitsdiefstal bij Belgische banken in het kader van een frauduleuze aanbieding van termijnrekeningen: opgelet voor oplichters!
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