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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. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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".
  5. 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).
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.