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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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WARNING: FMA concerned that primefirmtrade.com is withholding client funds unreasonably. Clients are required to make a large sum payment for a “withdrawal code” to withdraw funds from their trading accounts.
WARNING: FMA believes Leumi Vest is falsely claiming to be operating from a New Zealand address. The website purports to offer investment plans to investors with unrealistically high returns. We are aware that an investor is unable to withdraw the funds they invested through the website.
WARNING: Company registration details of a New Zealand company Venus Funds Limited are displayed on the website but the New Zealand company has confirmed that they are not associated with the website. The financial services listed on the website are different to the financial service provided by the New Zealand company.
WARNING: Crypto Infinite Miners is not a registered financial service provider in New Zealand or licensed by the FMA and is therefore not permitted to provide financial products or services to New Zealand residents.
WARNING: astral-trust.com claims to be a New Zealand-based hedge fund company and is holding out as being operated by Astral Trust Limited, a New Zealand incorporated company. Astral Trust Limited have confirmed that they do not have any association with this website.
WARNING: The FMA recommends exercising caution before dealing with allianceholdingslimited.com. The website is offering financial services/products using the company details, without permission, of an incorporated company in New Zealand, Alliance Holdings Limited. The website is not associated with, nor authorised by the New Zealand company.
The FMA are concerned that QuantumAI may be operating a scam. It uses fake news articles (images below) and online reviews promoting its trading platforms and claims to be endorsed by well-known public figures. It is offering financial services and financial products with unrealistically high returns via various websites.
The website offers trading on the forex market, stock market, and crypto currency market with the ability to gain unrealistically high returns (starter plan: 10% daily for 3 days, through to mega plan: 10% return daily for 30 days). The website is using the registration details of a legitimate New Zealand company called ‘Capital Investments Trust Limited (1547699)’. This company has confirmed having no association with the website nor were they aware that the website was using their registration details and business name. An investor complained about being unable to withdraw any of his invested funds.
WARNING: HyperFund operates on a Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) model and claims to offers passive investment opportunities. The FMA are concerned that HyperFund is operating a scam.
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.
Warning: We recommend caution when dealing with the website, www.kiwi-ex.com, as the FMA is concerned this website may be operating a scam. The website is offering a platform for investors to trade in cryptocurrencies. We received a report of trades being conducted in an investor's account, without their knowledge or consent, by the website.
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.
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
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.
WARNING: FMA believe that www.hubert-acker.com are impersonating a licensed broker in Belgium. We are aware that a New Zealand investor has been cold called by their representatives offering financial services.
