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FCA warning against unauthorised firm
March 19th, 2015
FCA warning: We believe this firm has been providing financial services or products in the UK without our authorisation. Almost all firms and individuals offering, promoting or selling financial services or products in the UK have to be authorised ...
FCA warning against unauthorised firm
March 18th, 2015
FCA warning: This firm has been providing financial services or products in the UK without our authorisation. Almost all firms and individuals offering, promoting or selling financial services or products in the UK have to be authorised by us. ...
Phillip Boakes sentenced following FCA prosecution
March 9th, 2015
Following an FCA prosecution, Phillip Boakes was today sentenced at Southwark Crown Court to ten years’ imprisonment for defrauding investors of at least £3.5m, using false instruments and accepting deposits without authorisation. Boakes pleaded guilty to two counts of ...
FCA warning against unauthorised firms
March 6th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom has issued a warning to alert all recipients that: Bank Invest Capital / G.M.E Ltd Address: 7th fl 69 Old Broad Street, London, SE1 Dashwood House Level 17, London Bridge, ...
SEC Suspends Trading in 128 Dormant Shell Companies
March 3rd, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an announcement informing that: It has suspended trading in 128 inactive penny stock companies to ensure they don’t become a source for pump-and-dump schemes. The trading suspensions are the latest in a ...
FCA warning against clone firm
February 26th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom has issued a warning to alert all recipients that: Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam people in the UK: Ikon ...
Fraudsters exploit aura of authority
January 14th, 2015
Fraud cases in UK The volume of fraud cases going through British courts has climbed in the past 12 months, according to an audit firm’s latest Fraud Barometer. According to KPMG, fraudsters increasingly are hiding behind cloaks of respectability ...
SEC eyes transfer agents in new front against U.S. stock fraudsters
January 12th, 2015
In their battle to root out microcap stock fraudsters, U.S. securities regulators are turning their attention to the obscure world of transfer agents, who are sometimes in a position to prevent scams, or help to enable them. Transfer agents ...
Massive fraud link to major mortgage broker
January 7th, 2015
The Melbourne man at the centre of an alleged $110 million mortgage fraud holds a senior position in one of the country’s largest mortgage brokerage networks, raising concerns that the true scale of the potential financial losses is yet to be ...
Financial adviser included in a group of Mortgage fraudsters receive 18 years total jail time
December 29th, 2014
The four fraudsters caught in a £5m mortgage and property scam received jail sentences at Swansea Crown Court totaling just over 18 years. The group, which included a financial adviser and an estate agent, bought and sold properties across ...
