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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning about Bigstonemax, which has been providing financial services or products in the UK without authorisation. "This firm is not authorised by us and is targeting people in the UK. Based upon information we hold, we believe it is carrying on regulated activities w
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning about a fraudulent firm, Fast Loan UK / Fast Finance UK Ltd, masquerading as FCA authorised UK Leadtech Ltd / JDB Enterprise Group Ltd. "This is what we call a ‘clone firm’; and fraudsters usually use this tactic when contacting people out of the blue, so
A letter sent to chief executives concentrates on multiple failings by claims management companies and comes with the warning that action must be taken to address their concerns; that often CMCs are willing to hand over poorly investigated cases with negligible chances of success. The Law Society Gazette has summarised
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning about a fraudulent firm, Liverpool Victoria Financial Services, masquerading as FCA authorised Liverpool Victoria Financial Services Limited. "This is what we call a ‘clone firm’; and fraudsters usually use this tactic when contacting people out of the bl
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning about British Cash Loan, which has been providing financial services or products in the UK without authorisation. "This firm is not authorised by us and is targeting people in the UK. Based upon information we hold, we believe it is carrying on regulated activi
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning about a fraudulent firm, Scottish Widows, masquerading as FCA authorised Scottish Widows Limited. "This is what we call a ‘clone firm’; and fraudsters usually use this tactic when contacting people out of the blue, so you should be especially wary if you
We published an article in July highlighting the UK Advertising Standards Authority’s steps to remove online ads promoting untested cures and treatments for Coronavirus. This came after complaints had been raised against companies using their websites and social media accounts to advertise unlicensed IV booster drip tr
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against ElectraWorks Ltd t/a Foxy Games. A complaint was raised against a "paid-for Google search ad for Foxy Games, seen on 11 July 2020, which was displayed when the search term ‘make money online’ was used, stated ‘Earn Money Online – Fo
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning about Renewable Energy Investor, which has been providing financial services or products in the UK without authorisation. "This firm is not authorised by us and is targeting people in the UK. Based upon information we hold, we believe it is carrying on regulate
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning about online trading firm, TradingTeck, which has been providing financial services or products in the UK without authorisation. TradingTeck is a trading style of SecVision Limited. "This firm is not authorised by us and is targeting people in the UK. Based upo
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning about online trading firm, ApcoFX which has been providing financial services or products in the UK without authorisation. "This firm is not authorised by us and is targeting people in the UK. Based upon information we hold, we believe it is carrying on regulat
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning about online trading firm, Traderschain, which has been providing financial services or products in the UK without authorisation. "This firm is not authorised by us and is targeting people in the UK. Based upon information we hold, we believe it is carrying on
