Published by CryptoLiveHelp 2 November 2026
Network of fake online investment platforms: 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
- Network of fake online investment platforms
- Source authority
- Financial Markets Authority
- Jurisdiction
- New Zealand
- Source category
- Unregistered/Unlicensed entity offering financial products or services
- Source validation date
- 2025-02-17
- Source modification date
- 2025-02-17
- Additional source information
- The FMA has become aware of a large network of fake online investing platforms. These platforms are being used as part of an investment scam.
Once a person invests in one of these platforms, they are presented with a login where they can see the “profits” they have earned. However, the “profits” are fabricated.
When investors try to withdraw their funds, the platforms refuse. The platforms will often ask for further payments to cover “taxes” or “withdrawal fees”, saying that the withdrawal will be processed once the extra payments are made. However, even if the investor pays the extra money, no funds will be released.
We recommend extreme caution when dealing with any of the 96 duplicate websites/platforms listed below.
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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No exact website or profile was supplied in this entry; none has been guessed from the name. A similar name alone does not establish that two businesses are the same. Source dates describe the source record, not the date this CryptoLiveHelp page was published. This directory uses the 31 October 2026 source-library snapshot; check the authority’s current notice or register for updates.
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