Scam broker & platform watchlist

Scam Broker Directory

This directory lists brokers, platforms, and “recovery” services reported to Seamus Manley Investigations or identified through our work on complex financial and cryptocurrency matters. Entries are for information only, and do not replace your own due diligence.

Seamus Manley Notes on MarketsSoft

Case record for MarketsSoft. Source cited: IOSCO I-SCAN (Austria – Financial Market Authority). Record date: 2019-09-10. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.

Report type Scam / high-risk broker report
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Case File: CF Investment Funds (Clone)

Case record for CF Investment Funds (Clone). Source cited: IOSCO I-SCAN (United Kingdom – Financial Conduct Authority). Record date: 2016-08-08. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.

Report type Scam / high-risk broker report
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Personal Loan Now Operator Advisory

Case record for Personal Loan Now. Source cited: IOSCO I-SCAN (United Kingdom – Financial Conduct Authority). Record date: 2018-03-29. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.

Report type Scam / high-risk broker report
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Case File: Nova Nordic Limited

Case record for Nova Nordic Limited. Source cited: IOSCO I-SCAN (Gibraltar – Gibraltar Financial Services Commission). Record date: 2014-11-03. Recorded online address: nordelic-partners.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.

Report type Scam / high-risk broker report
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Avacrypto Operator Advisory

Case record for Avacrypto. Source cited: IOSCO I-SCAN (Italy – Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa). Record date: 2018-10-16. Recorded online address: avacrypto.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.

Report type Scam / high-risk broker report
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Meridian Equity Group Operator Advisory

Case record for Meridian Equity Group. Source cited: IOSCO I-SCAN (Hong Kong – Securities and Futures Commission). Record date: 2016-09-12. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.

Report type Scam / high-risk broker report
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Case File: Greenshields Capital Group

Case record for Greenshields Capital Group. Source cited: IOSCO I-SCAN (United Kingdom – Financial Conduct Authority). Record date: 2017-10-24. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.

Report type Scam / high-risk broker report
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Case File: Fuji Credit Asset Management

The SFC alert lists Fuji Credit Asset Management as an unlicensed entity and records www.fujicredit.com and an Osaka address. It also notes that the company uses a Hong Kong bank account in the name of Bauway Technology Ltd for settlement. Compare the payee on your own payment evidence…

Report type Scam / high-risk broker report
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Seamus Manley Notes on GN Investment AG

FINMA’s warning identifies GN Investment AG, gninvestmentag.com and Zurich. Its entry states that the entity is not entered in the commercial register. The notice concerns this exact identity; a similar name or a claimed Swiss address does not establish that a business is authorised.

Report type Scam / high-risk broker report
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