Warnings and alerts

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1. 30 November 2021

   International regulator warning: www.skywinprofit.com

   WARNING: Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HKSFC) published a warning about the skywinprofit website on 16 Jun 2021 for falsely claiming to be licensed by the HKSFC and purporting to be associated HKSFC licensed entities.

2. 29 November 2021

   Bitengecko

   The FMA has advised that the Belgian financial markets regulator [Financial Services and Markets Authority (‘FSMA’) has listed Bitengecko on its list of "Fraudulent Online Trading Platforms".

3. 25 November 2021

   www.oceaniatradinggroup.com

   FMA advises that www.oceaniatradinggroup.com is an imposter website. There are false claims made on the website that they are associated with the legitimate NZ company Oceania Trading Group Limited (NZBN: 9429042121473).

4. 25 November 2021

   Warning about pribizco.com and pbfx.asia websites

   WARNING: We are concerned that pribizco.com and pbfx.asia (the websites) are involved in a scam. We have received a report from an overseas investor that the representatives of these websites have been guaranteeing profits to lure customers via WeChat.

5. 15 November 2021

   Adler Acquisitions and Financial Services Inspectorate (Finansiell Tjänster Inspektorat)

   WARNING: The FMA received a complaint from a New Zealand resident who invested in shares with Adler Acquisition. Adler Acquisition issued the complainant a letter from Financial Services Inspectorate / Finansiell Tjänster Inspektorat, who purport to be a regulatory authority in Sweden, requesting the complainant make a payment to the regulator before the investor’s money can be released.

6. 10 November 2021

   www.osakalenders.com

   WARNING: Osaka Lenders claims to be the third project/loan financial institution registered in Tokyo, established in 2003, but there is no other web presence found apart from its website. Additionally, the persons shown on Osaka Lenders’ website are fictitious persons created using the images of some prominent Japanese businesspeople. Read the full warning.

7. 3 November 2021

   tcnewhorizon.com

   Warning: We are concerned that www.tcnewhorizon.com (the website) may be operating a scam, as we have received report that this website is seeking NZ investors and are using TC New Horizon ICAV (TCNH), an Ireland-based company’s details to look legitimate. The operators of the websites are not registered in New Zealand to provide financial services or financial products. We recommend exercising caution when dealing with the website.

8. 27 October 2021

   Bloom Wealth

   Warning: Bloom Wealth and the website www.bloom-wealth.com may be operating a scam. The website falsely states it is associated with Bloom Management Limited, an incorporated company in New Zealand. Bloom Wealth is not a registered financial service provider in New Zealand. As such, we recommend exercising caution when dealing with this entity.

9. 21 October 2021

   Income Analysts

   Warning: Income Analysts has characteristics of a scam, including cold calling New Zealand residents and marketing unrealistic returns. We recommend exercising caution before purchasing the trading education program promoted by Income Analysts.

10. 20 October 2021

    magnaumbrellafund.org

    We are concerned that http://magnaumbrellafund.org could be involved in a scam. We note that the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a warning about http://magnaumbrellafund.org advising the general public that it is a clone of a FCA authorised firm Magna Umreblla Fund Plc.

11. 20 October 2021

    Suspected scam involving persons purporting to be from the Financial Markets Authority

    Warning: The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is aware of an individual cold calling New Zealand residents, purporting to be from Paytrust/Pay Trust and investigating a transaction on behalf of the FMA. The FMA does not make unsolicited outbound calls of this nature to members of the public. The FMA recommends anyone who receives unexpected contact in these circumstances hang up immediately.

12. 12 October 2021

    GTV Media Group Inc

    GTV Media Group Inc is not a registered financial service provider in New Zealand or licensed by the FMA. We therefore recommend exercising caution when dealing with this entity.

13. 11 October 2021

    TradeVtech / UMedia LLC

    We believe the entity is operating a scam. We have received a report about this entity advertising on Facebook by using likely false celebrity endorsements. Their website claims to be a Contract-for-Differences (CFDs*) provider trading in stocks, currencies, cryptocurrency, commodities, and indices. However, they are not registered and/or licensed to provide financial services/products in New Zealand.

14. 4 October 2021

    Avan Investment

    We are concerned that Avan Investment is involved in a scam. There are false and misleading claims on its website that Avan Investment is a member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). We do not believe these statements are true.

15. 4 October 2021

    bitsharechain.com

    The website is currently not operative but we believe there were false claims made on this website that they are connected with a company incorporated in New Zealand – Bit Management Limited. Bit Management Limited has confirmed that they do not operate and are not associated with this website.