Warnings and alerts

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1. • Suspected scam

   12 September 2024

   LBLV – Withholding funds, suspected scam

   We recommend exercising caution when dealing with LBLV Limited.

2. 10 September 2024

   Sovereign Bank of Aotearoa/Ko Te Peeke o Aotearoa/Sovereign B O A Ltd/ ISKCON Bank - Haumi ohiti, peeke rēhita kore/ ratonga ahumoni.

   Sovereign Bank of Aotearoa/Ko Te Peeke o Aotearoa/Sovereign B O A Ltd/ ISKCON Bank - Haumi ohiti, peeke rēhita kore/ ratonga ahumoni.
3. • Imposter website

   9 September 2024

   Westfffx.com, Westfiledfx.com – Imposter websites

   We recommend exercising caution when dealing with westfffx.com and westfiledfx.com.
4. • Imposter website

   9 September 2024

   Grace Auto Invests Ltd – Imposter website

   We recommend exercising caution when dealing with graceautoinvestsltd.com.
5. • 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.
6. • 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.
7. • 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 
8. • 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.
9. • 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.
10. • 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.
11. • 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. This scam uses fake news stories, spread through multiple websites and advertisements.
12. • 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.
13. • 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.
14. • 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.
15. • 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.