Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies are high risk, speculative products that operate differently to traditional investments. Only invest what you can afford to lose and use New Zealand-based platforms to give yourself some level of protection.
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Cryptocurrencies are high risk, speculative products that operate differently to traditional investments. Only invest what you can afford to lose and use New Zealand-based platforms to give yourself some level of protection.
Jess Learns to Invest podcast explores crypto basics with Peter Griffin offering tips on risks, blockchain and smart investing.
FMA warns of crypto scams using hacked social media accounts and fake wallet upgrades. Stay alert and report suspicious activity.
Beware of crypto recovery scams in NZ. Scammers target past victims with fake fund recovery claims to steal more money.
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.
Warning: We believe GrayWallet is operating a scam via www.gwtpro.net and www.gwt-pro.org (the websites). The websites offer cryptocurrency wallet services to investors. We are aware of an investor using GrayWallet’s wallet services to invest and being unable to withdraw their cryptocurrency.
We are concerned that Coinbrokerz has the hallmarks of a scam, including withholding clients' funds, requesting clients to transfer additional funds before being able to withdraw investments and requesting funds to be sent tomultiple bank accounts that do not match Coinbrokerz's name.