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Warnings and alerts

This list of warnings and alerts on this page contains the names of businesses or individuals you should be wary of if you are planning to invest. The list is not exhaustive and there is no guarantee that the business or individual listed has not changed their name.

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  1. 16 December 2021

    FMA raises red flags about Bitminerpool Limited

    Warning: We are aware that a New Zealand resident who has invested through Bitminerpool Limited is unable to withdraw the funds they invested from Bitminerpool Limited’s platform. A large amount of money is required in order to release the funds. We are concerned that Bitminerpool Limited is involved in a scam.

  2. 16 December 2021

    Investment warning concerning Maesara Investments Limited

    WARNING: We are concerned that Maesara Investments Limited is involved in a scam, they are not an incorporated entity in New Zealand and is not registered on the Financial Service Providers Register. An NZ resident who has invested through Maesara Investments Limited is no longer able to contact the entity by telephone and email.

  4. 15 December 2021

    Suspected scam and imposter website twinfs.com

    Warning: The website, twinfs.com, is falsely purporting to be associated with the registered New Zealand entity, Twin Financial Solutions Limited (NZBN: 9429049421224). Twins Financial Solutions Limited have confirmed that they are not operating or associated with www.twinfs.com

  5. 14 December 2021

    Website scam warning for blackwood-investment.com

    WARNING: We are aware that representatives from the blackwood-investment.com website have cold-called New Zealand investors offering fictitious pre-IPO shares. We believe they are impersonating a registered Hong Kong company, Blackwood Investment Limited. blackwood-investment.com is operating a scam.

  7. 7 December 2021

    FMA issues warning to investors about Leadway Investment Group

    WARNING: FMA are concerned that www.leadwaygroups.com (the website) is potentially operating a scam. The website offers trading platforms for various financial products and promises unrealistically high and guaranteed investment returns ranging from 500% to 1,000% in 21 days.

  10. 2 December 2021

    Warning about toddenergyinvestment.com

    WARNING: toddenergyinvestments.com is falsely purporting to be associated with a registered New Zealand company – Todd Energy Limited, and may be operating a scam.

  11. 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.

  12. 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".

  13. 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).

  14. 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.

  15. 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.