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Global regulatory warnings on unauthorized investment

Overview

Financial regulators and consumer protection organizations in multiple countries, including Germany, Spain, Venezuela, and Switzerland, have issued warnings regarding unauthorized investment services and potential scams. These alerts cover various platforms, including cryptocurrency trading sites and fraudulent proposals circulated via social media and messaging apps.

In Germany, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) specifically identified several unauthorized entities. This includes warnings against elitfinanz(. )com for unlicensed cryptocurrency trading, as well as fintresor.online and bitbucks.space. BaFin noted that bitbucks.space is suspected of offering unauthorized financial and crypto-asset services while engaging in identity theft by falsely claiming an association with the Stuttgart-based company Frank und Freunde GmbH.

Entities

BaFin · Zurich Cantonal Police · CNMV · BitBucks · Sunaval

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    BaFin warns of unauthorized crypto services from Fintresor and BitBucks

    BaFin has warned against fintresor.online and bitbucks.space for providing unauthorized crypto and financial services, noting identity theft involving Frank und Freunde GmbH.

  2. [BUSINESS] 6 sources
    Global regulators issue warnings over unauthorized investment services

    Financial regulators in Germany, Spain, Venezuela, and Switzerland have issued multiple warnings regarding unauthorized investment platforms, cryptocurrency scams, and phishing attempts.

Sources

block-builders.de · diebewertung.de · economistjurist.es · finanzen.ch · geld-magazin.at · noticiasdeNavarra.com · primicia.com.ve