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FMA recommends caution when you are contacted by people who offer assistance to recover money you have lost to scams.
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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.
FMA recommends caution when you are contacted by people who offer assistance to recover money you have lost to scams.
We recommend extreme caution when dealing with Biteq, their website Biteq.io, or any of the 22 duplicate websites listed below. We suspect these websites are being used as part of an investment scam.
Weir falsely claims to be an asset recovery firm based in New Zealand and Hong Kong. Weir is not registered or incorporated in New Zealand.
We recommend caution when dealing with Garrick & Crown and its website garrickandcrown.com. Garrick & Crown is demonstrating many of the hallmarks of an investment scam.
We recommend exercising caution when dealing with LBLV Limited.
Sovereign Bank of Aotearoa/Ko Te Peeke o Aotearoa/Sovereign B O A Ltd/ ISKCON Bank - Haumi ohiti, peeke rēhita kore/ ratonga ahumoni.
We recommend exercising caution when dealing with westfffx.com and westfiledfx.com.
We recommend exercising caution when dealing with graceautoinvestsltd.com.
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.
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.
We recommend caution when dealing with the trading app HFSC and the website www.bitwinne.com
We are aware of an investor who has been unable to withdraw their funds from an investment with Express Trade Market.
We are concerned that Parnell Rosenberg Irwin Asset Management (PRIAMA) may be operating a scam through its website.
The FMA is aware of an investment scam currently circulating New Zealand involving multiple WhatsApp groups, websites and investment platforms.
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.