Spotting financial fraudsters

You receive an attractive offer for investing money. Caution, it could be fraudulent!

If you are in any doubt whether a company is allowed to conduct financial transactions with you, e.g. is allowed to sell you shares, ask us!

Latest warnings

How to spot financial fraudsters

The latest tricks being used by financial fraudsters - remain critical!

Cryptofraud - hackers, false promises and fairytale returns

“Financial training” – do you need an FMA licence?

Further information can be found in our publication series Let’s talk about money. If you have already been a victim of investment fraud, you can find a guide about the next steps to take here: Information for investment fraud victims (Format: pdf, Size: 99,8 KB, Language: English)

ESAs Factsheets about Frauds and Scams

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) regularly publish factsheets about financial fraud and scams.

ESA Factsheet on Online financial frauds and scams in an AI world (Format: pdf, Size: 1,7 MB, Language: English)

ESA Factsheet on Crypto fraud and scams: stay alert and protect yourself (Format: pdf, Size: 1,7 MB, Language: English)