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Belgium's Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has issued a major warning against 56 fraudulent lenders and cloned firms offering fake credit online.
Source: In need of quick cash? Beware of fake credit
Read full alertThe Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has blacklisted dozens of fraudulent trading platforms, referral software sites, and clone brokers targeting investors.
Source: Let op voor deze nieuwe frauduleuze tradingplatformen
Read full alertA federal court has ordered Oregon resident Sam Ikkurty and his affiliated companies to pay over $209 million in penalties and restitution for operating fraudulent crypto and carbon commodity pool schemes.
Source: Release Number 8959-24
Read full alertA federal court has ordered Oregon resident Sam Ikkurty and his entities to pay more than $83.7 million in restitution and $36.9 million in disgorgement for operating an unregistered digital asset Ponzi scheme.
Source: Release Number 8931-24
Read full alertThe Belgian FSMA warns consumers about the risks of unauthorized prop trading firms, costly trading challenges, and gamified simulated investments in Forex and CFDs.
Source: La FSMA met les consommateurs en garde contre les jeux d'investissement fictif
Read full alertThe Belgian FSMA has issued an official warning regarding proprietary trading firms, highlighting unlicensed operations, costly paid challenges, and shadow investing risks.
Source: De FSMA waarschuwt consumenten voor een spelletje schaduwbeleggen
Read full alertBelgium's Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns consumers against unauthorized prop trading firms and the financial risks of simulated shadow investment games.
Source: The FSMA warns consumers against shadow investment game
Read full alertThe CFTC has initiated enforcement proceedings to permanently revoke the registrations of Ted Brent Alexander following his federal wire fraud conviction.
Source: Release Number 8876-24
Read full alertA U.S. Federal Court has ordered Blue Moon Investments Inc. and its operators to pay over $204 million for running an illegal binary options scheme that manipulated trades and defrauded investors.
Source: Release Number 8877-24
Read full alertThe CFTC, FINRA, and NASAA issue a joint alert warning retirees about fraudulent precious metals schemes and deceptive self-directed IRA rollovers charging exorbitant fees.
Source: Release Number 8881-24
Read full alertA federal court has ordered Florida trader Joseph Carvajales to pay $3.4 million in restitution and penalties for his role in a multi-million dollar forex, futures, and options investment scam operated through The W Group.
Source: Release Number 8882-24
Read full alertA federal court has ordered unregistered commodity pool operator Empires Consulting Corp. (EmpiresX) to pay more than $64 million in fines and restitution for operating a massive trading scam.
Source: Release Number 8879-24
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