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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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FMA is aware that cold calls are being carried out by an individual who is claiming to work for FMA. The individual may have personal details about the people they are targeting.
WARNING: Easy Trade Investment claims to trade in foreign exchange, stock, bonds, and cryptocurrencies through their trading platform, however, it is not a registered Financial Service Provider in New Zealand.
WARNING: Goldenchaseltd.com is not registered to provide financial services in New Zealand
WARNING: Cedar Financial Limited in breach of New Zealand financial markets legislation.
WARNING: Horizoncapital.ltd is impersonating a legitimate company in New Zealand
WARNING: nzglobaltrading.com offers crypto currency trading, with unrealistically high returns, and claims a “zero chance of losing investments”.
WARNING:New Zealand resident reports funds have been unreasonably withheld by the dapp.
WARNING: Kemik not registered to provide financial advice in New Zealand
WARNING: GemsAssociate has forged certificate of incorporation on website.
WARNING: The website is falsely purporting to be associated with two registered NZ companies – Cambridge Partners Limited (NZBN 9429037884345) and Cambridge Capital Limited (NZBN 9429038446504). The FMA are concerned that www.campartnersinvestment.org may be operating a scam.
api-insurance-ltd is not registered to provide financial services to New Zealand residents.
WARNING: Whitcoin unreasonably withholding client funds and is not registered Financial Service Providers in New Zealand.
Farm-crypto.com is not a registered Financial Service Provider in New Zealand and is falsely purporting to be associated with New Zealand entity, Pearlfisher Capital Limited.
FMA are concerned that bnp-paribasclients.com is targeting New Zealand residents and offering investment in green energy bonds.
WARNING: Investors should exercise caution when dealing with Octavus Trade Limited and octavus.trade (the website). Octavus Trade Limited is not a registered financial service provider in New Zealand. The website contains a forged New Zealand company Certificate of Incorporation and AMI Certificate of Insurance. It claims to offer investment returns which appear to be unrealistically high.
