Warnings and alerts

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1. • Suspected scam

   6 September 2024

   Sovereign Bank of Aotearoa/Ko Te Peeke o Aotearoa/Sovereign B O A Ltd/ISKCON Bank – Suspicious investment, unregistered bank/financial service provider

   We recommend caution when dealing with Sovereign Bank of Aotearoa/Ko Te Peeke o Aotearoa/ Sovereign B O A Ltd/ISKCON Bank (collectively SBOA) and its website kotepeekeoaotearoa.com.
2. • Imposter website

   6 September 2024

   Blackbull Markets – Imposter websites

   We recommend exercising caution when dealing with entities which are claiming to be associated with Black Bull Group Limited which trades in New Zealand as Blackbull Markets.
3. • Suspected scam

   22 August 2024

   Trading app HFSC – Withholding funds

   We recommend caution when dealing with the trading app HFSC and the website www.bitwinne.com 
4. • Suspected scam

   22 August 2024

   Express Trade Market – Suspected scam, unreasonably withholding client funds

   We are aware of an investor who has been unable to withdraw their funds from an investment with Express Trade Market.
5. • Suspected scam

   21 August 2024

   Parnell Rosenberg Irwin Asset Management (PRIAMA)– Suspected scam

   We are concerned that Parnell Rosenberg Irwin Asset Management (PRIAMA) may be operating a scam through its website.
6. • Suspected scam

   7 August 2024

   WhatsApp educational and investment platform scam

   The FMA is aware of an investment scam currently circulating New Zealand involving multiple WhatsApp groups, websites and investment platforms.
7. • Suspected scam

   6 August 2024

   Deepfake video scam warning: fake news stories, political endorsements - multiple trading platforms

   The FMA has received several reports about a scam using fake endorsements supposedly coming from New Zealand politicians.
8. • Suspected scam

   1 August 2024

   Staxom – Suspected scam, unreasonably withholding client funds

   FMA are aware of a New Zealand resident who was convinced to invest with Staxom by a person they met on social media. The investor is not able to withdraw funds they invested even after paying the fees required.
9. • Suspected scam

   31 July 2024

   BTCoinmt – Suspected scam

   We are concerned that BTCoinmt, a cryptocurrency trading platform, may be operating a scam through its website and app.
10. • Suspected scam

    30 July 2024

    Suspected scam – videos promoting cryptocurrency sniping and MEV bots

    We recommend caution when dealing with entities promoting cryptocurrency ‘sniping bots’ or ‘Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) bots’. We have received a report of Youtube videos promoting these bots as part of a scam.
11. • Imposter website

    25 July 2024

    wti-hk.com – imposter website

    The FMA is concerned that wti-hk.com may be operating a scam. We understand wti-hk.com is mis-using the registration details of Well Trading International Limited, an entity incorporated in New Zealand.
12. • International regulator alerts

    25 July 2024

    cofglobol.com – Suspected scam, false NZ regulation claims

    The trading platform cofglobol.com is falsely claiming to be supervised by the FMA when it is not registered, licensed or regulated in New Zealand.
13. • Imposter website

    25 July 2024

    OMF digital currency trading platform – Imposter websites

    We recommend caution when dealing with the “OMF digital currency trading platform” which is mis-using branding from the Jarden group and running cryptocurrency scams through a number of websites.

14. 12 July 2024

    Fake FMA licence certificates

    We have received a large number of reports about fake FMA licence certificates being used to try and convince people to invest money with phony investment brokers.
15. • Suspected scam

    10 July 2024

    Bayleys Investment Ltd - Suspected scam

    We recommend caution when dealing with Bayleys Investment Limited and their website BayleysInvestmentLtd.com. We suspect this website is operating an investment scam.