Published by CryptoLiveHelp 2 November 2026
Imposter Facebook pages used to promote WhatsApp investment scam: a source record attributed to Financial Markets Authority in New Zealand. Check the exact identity and linked source finding.
Identity and source
- Name in source
- Imposter Facebook pages used to promote WhatsApp investment scam
- Source authority
- Financial Markets Authority
- Jurisdiction
- New Zealand
- Source category
- Unregistered/Unlicensed entity offering financial products or services|Fraud and Other Types of Misconduct
- Products in source
- Stocks and bonds|Derivatives (options, futures, binary options, CFDs, forex, swaps, etc.)
- Source registration date
- 2025-08-19
- Source validation date
- 2025-08-20
- Source modification date
- 2025-08-20
- Additional source information
- Scammers are using Facebook pages to impersonate New Zealand financial commentators and business leaders. These pages use deepfake videos to promote free investment advice WhatsApp groups and encourage victims to invest in fake online investment platforms.
Read the finding in context
The supplied category concerns authorisation or registration. An authorisation warning is not, by itself, a court finding of fraud or proof of a particular customer loss.
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