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ANTI-SCAM SAFETY GUIDE
Stop for 60 seconds
before you send money.
Investment scams combine a convincing person, a site that resembles the real company and a believable profit screen—then remove your time to think.
Absence from a warning list is not proof of safety. New names, domains and clones can operate before they are listed. Match the legal entity, domain, contact details and payment destination.
AD, EMAIL & DM RED FLAGS
Pause when you see these patterns.
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Limited places, secret groups and fear of missing out remove the time needed to verify.
Immediate move to chat
An advert moves you to WhatsApp, LINE or Telegram, where teacher, assistant and member roles manufacture trust.
Personal or crypto payment
You are asked to pay an unrelated name, a changing bank account or a specified wallet.
Another fee to withdraw
Advance tax, insurance, verification or unlock payments are serious warning signs.
Screen sharing or codes
They request remote-access software, passwords, SMS codes, private keys or seed phrases.
DANGEROUS SITE SIGNALS
Check the seams, not the polish.
- The company name looks real but the URL, phone or email differs from the regulator record
- The operator, address, terms or complaints route cannot be found
- The licence number does not match the entity or service
- Contact exists only through social or messaging apps
- Withdrawal and bonus restrictions are hidden before payment
- A profit screen exists, but no real external withdrawal succeeds
- The URL uses extra words, misspellings or look-alike characters
- The only reassurance is “we are not on a warning list”
Search ranking, a social badge, app-store presence and a polished trading screen are not verification. Start from the regulator’s official register, not an advert link.
60-SECOND STOP CHECK
Five checks before payment.
01Close the advertOpen the regulator’s official site yourself.
02Match the entityCompare legal name, registration, permission, domain, phone and email.
03Check your countryConfirm residence eligibility, contracting entity and warnings. Open the official links by market.
04Find the exitCheck withdrawal destination, fees, name matching and refund order first.
05Verify independentlyContact the number shown in the official register.
Stop on mismatchDo not register, submit identity documents or pay until resolved.
CHECK THE REGISTER
Official registers and warnings by market.
Search the legal entity and registration number shown in the contract or sign-up flow—not only the brand in an advert. Stop if the legal name, permitted service, address, telephone or official domain does not match.
A register match is not enough on its own. Scammers can borrow another entity’s number or impersonate a genuine firm. Check both the register and warnings, then make independent contact using details from the register.
Japan
FSA. Search authorised or registered businesses by name or telephone number.
United Kingdom
FCA. Match the legal entity or Firm Reference Number.
South Africa
FSCA. Search by FSP number or legal name.
Kenya
CMA. Choose the relevant licence category and match the entity and licence number.
Singapore
MAS. Match the entity, licence type and regulated activities.
Thailand
SEC Thailand. Search the provider and its registration or authorisation.
United Arab Emirates
This is the federal CMA entry point. DIFC, ADGM and other regimes have separate regulators, so identify the entity’s location first.
Vietnam
Official SSC notices were found, but no public cross-register searchable by entity or licence number was confirmed.
Cross-border warning search: IOSCO I-SCAN combines alerts supplied by regulators about unauthorised firms and clones. It is not exhaustive, so use it with the relevant market’s warnings. Open I-SCAN →
IF MONEY WAS SENT
Act without sending more.
- Stop additional payments. Do not pay an unlock, tax, guarantee or recovery fee.
- Contact the payment provider immediately. Tell your bank, card issuer or crypto exchange that fraud is suspected.
- Preserve evidence. Save URLs, adverts, conversations, telephone numbers, destinations, transaction IDs, times and amounts.
- Secure your accounts. Change passwords, enable two-factor authentication and review login history.
- Report through official local channels. Be alert to a second “recovery” scam.
For an urgent loss, contact local police and the relevant financial provider directly. FINBRIDGE does not investigate, recover funds or make legal determinations.
FINBRIDGE IMPERSONATION DEFENCE
What FINBRIDGE will not do.
- Solicit signals or secret groups by direct message
- Guarantee profit, principal or loss recovery
- Receive investment funds in the FINBRIDGE name
- Ask for passwords, SMS codes, private keys or seed phrases
- Require screen sharing or remote-access software
- Charge an advance fee to unlock or recover funds
Account-opening and affiliate routes remain OFF during this pre-launch review.
OFFICIAL STARTING POINTS
Verify from an official source.
Investor.gov
Common online-investment fraud patterns and protective steps.
How to Avoid Fraud →FCA Warning List
Unauthorised and clone firms. A missing name is still not a safety guarantee.
Warning List →