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Belgium's Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has published an extensive warning exposing dozens of unauthorized trading platforms and deceptive lead-generation websites.
Source: Look out for traps: beware of these fraudulent trading platforms
Read full alertThe UK Financial Conduct Authority has fined PwC £15 million for failing to alert regulators to suspected fraudulent activity during its audit of London Capital & Finance plc.
Source: PwC fined £15 million for failing to alert the FCA to suspected fraudulent activity at London Capital & Finance plc
Read full alertThe CFTC has obtained a $12.7 billion court judgment against FTX Trading Ltd. and Alameda Research LLC to provide restitution and disgorgement to victims of the collapsed crypto platform.
Source: Release Number 8938-24
Read full alertThe CFTC has awarded over $1 million to a whistleblower whose credible tip helped uncover improper trading and illicit activity within the digital asset market.
Source: Release Number 8939-24
Read full alertAsset manager H2O AM LLP will pay €250 million to investors whose funds have been trapped since 2020, following an FCA investigation into serious due diligence failures, conflicts of interest, and misleading records.
Source: H2O will pay €250 million to investors following FCA investigation
Read full alertThe UK Financial Conduct Authority has fined CB Payments Limited, part of the Coinbase Group, £3.5 million for repeatedly onboarding high-risk customers in breach of regulatory agreements.
Source: FCA takes first enforcement action against firm enabling cryptoasset trading
Read full alertThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued an advisory warning social media and dating app users about romance investment scams and financial grooming schemes.
Source: Release Number 8859-24
Read full alertThe Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has flagged 14 unauthorized loan entities offering fake credit deals to defraud consumers through advance fees.
Source: Besoin d'un crédit rapidement ? Ne vous faites pas avoir !
Read full alertThe Belgian FSMA has issued a warning against 14 unauthorized credit providers operating fake loan schemes and clone firm fraud to extort upfront fees from consumers.
Source: Dringend nood aan krediet? Laat u niet vangen
Read full alertBelgium's Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has flagged 14 unauthorized lenders operating fake credit and clone firm scams that demand upfront fee payments.
Source: In need of quick cash? Don’t get caught
Read full alertBelgium's FSMA alerts the public against fraudulent investment offers in precious metals and EV eco-parking networks, including clone websites impersonating Shell and Eni.
Source: Attention aux offres d’investissement dans les métaux précieux et les « éco-parking »
Read full alertBelgium's FSMA has issued an alert regarding fraudulent investment schemes in precious metals and electric vehicle charging networks that impersonate major energy brands like Shell and Eni.
Source: Opgelet voor beleggingsaanbiedingen in edelmetalen en ecoparkings
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